Piston helicopter

N442FA

Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
0708
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Victoria, VA
Registration record

N442FA on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters
Serial
0708
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Victoria, VA
Certificate issued
2024-09-17
Airworthiness date
1987-10-08
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A55289
Mode S (octal)
51251211
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N442FA.
  • 2007-11-24
    Accident at Suffolk, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 1987-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N442FA

N442FA is a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters, serial number 0708. It is registered to an individual in Victoria, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 8, 1987.

N442FA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-11-24 Accident · Suffolk, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC08LA043
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: The V-drive belts' rolling off the sheaves for undetermined reasons, resulting in a loss of power to the rotor system, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm during the autorotation, resulting in a hard landing.

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.