Piston helicopter

N4218K

2009 Robinson R44

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
12645
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Parker Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Watsonville, CA
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2009 Robinson R44
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Registration record

N4218K on the FAA register

Type
2009 Robinson R44 (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
12645
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Parker Helicopters Inc
Watsonville, CA
Certificate issued
2023-08-14
Airworthiness date
2009-01-19
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A502D0
Mode S (octal)
51201320
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$212,982 to $726,085
Middle half of 3 live Robinson R44 listings, 2005–2018 models (median $595,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N4218K.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N4218K to the current registrant.
  • 2009-01-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-09-11
    N4218K previously assigned to a Ryan Navion (s/n NAV-4-1218); cancelled.
Overview

About N4218K

N4218K is a 2009 Robinson R44 (FAA model R44 II), serial number 12645. The FAA register lists Parker Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Watsonville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 100 knots and a range of about 279 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 19, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4218K.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4218K.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.