Turbine helicopter

N438AF

2017 Robinson R66

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
0543
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air First LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
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2017 Robinson R66
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Registration record

N438AF on the FAA register

Type
2017 Robinson R66
Serial
0543
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Registered owner
Air First LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2024-05-20
Airworthiness date
2024-07-02
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A540DC
Mode S (octal)
51240334
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
270 nm
Cruise (type)
115 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$740,000 to $1,425,000
Middle half of 15 live Robinson R66 listings, 2012–2026 models (median $1,047,172). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N438AF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N438AF to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-19
    N438AF previously assigned to a Homebuilt 2000 (s/n 300492); cancelled.
  • 2017
    Manufactured (2017).
Overview

About N438AF

N438AF is a 2017 Robinson R66, serial number 0543. The FAA register lists Air First LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 115 knots and a range of about 270 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 2, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N438AF.

Cruise
115 kt
Range
270 nm
Fuel burn
23 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N438AF.

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.