Piston helicopter

N4529X

Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
12753
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ryan Flatt Cattle Co (Corporation)
Based
Marfa, TX
Registration record

N4529X on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
12753
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Ryan Flatt Cattle Co
Marfa, TX
Certificate issued
2023-10-17
Airworthiness date
2009-04-01
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A57D33
Mode S (octal)
51276463
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

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N4529X to the current registrant.
  • 2009-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1987-10-15
    N4529X previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-7640032); cancelled.
Overview

About N4529X

N4529X is a Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (FAA model R44 II), serial number 12753. The FAA register lists Ryan Flatt Cattle Co as the registrant in Marfa, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2023 and expires on October 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 April 1, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4529X. 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 II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-08-16 Accident · Tuscaloosa,Al, 01 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2042
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N4529X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R.HIT HANGAR,2 ACFT,OTR ACFT DMGD.WND GSTG 50KTS.

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.