Piston helicopter

N444CR

2012 Robinson R22

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
4578
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-360-J2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Utah State University (Government)
Based
Logan, UT
2012 Robinson R22
Representative photo of a Robinson R22. Not a photo of N444CR.
Registration record

N444CR on the FAA register

Type
2012 Robinson R22
Serial
4578
Engines
Lycoming O-360-J2A
Registered owner
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Certificate issued
2017-12-04
Airworthiness date
2012-08-27
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A559BB
Mode S (octal)
51254673
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N444CR to the current registrant.
  • 2012-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2007-01-19
    N444CR previously assigned to a Dassault Falcon 10 (s/n 45); cancelled.
  • 1996-04-01
    N444CR previously assigned to a Bell 206L (s/n 45325); cancelled.
Overview

About N444CR

N444CR is a 2012 Robinson R22, serial number 4578. The FAA register lists Utah State University as the registrant in Logan, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-360-J2A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 27, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N444CR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-08-08 Accident · Tusayan, AZ Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX93FA316A
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L1 — a different aircraft that carried the N444CR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N444CR TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM N38903, AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OR RECOMMENDED SAFE HELIPAD DIMENSIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE ROTATING BLADES OF THE PARKED HELICOPTER, N38903.

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.