Piston helicopter

N430AF

Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1454
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air First LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N430AF on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
Serial
1454
Engines
Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE
Registered owner
Air First LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2023-09-22
Airworthiness date
2005-01-07
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A52324
Mode S (octal)
51221444
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N430AF to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-19
    N430AF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sport 2S/QUICKSILVER (s/n 0200); cancelled.
  • 2005-01-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1983-05-25
    N430AF previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15068782); cancelled.
Overview

About N430AF

N430AF is a Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters, serial number 1454. The FAA register lists Air First LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE 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 7, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N430AF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-07-23 Accident · Rialto,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 3639
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N430AF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TO FINAL.

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.