Piston helicopter

N478AT

2001 Robinson R44 Raven I

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
1006
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airmen Testing and Training Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lantana, FL
Registration record

N478AT on the FAA register

Type
2001 Robinson R44 Raven I
Serial
1006
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Airmen Testing and Training Inc
Lantana, FL
Certificate issued
2022-06-16
Airworthiness date
2001-02-27
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5DEE4
Mode S (octal)
51357344
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-23
    Accident at Boynton Beach, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2022-06-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N478AT.
  • 2001-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N478AT

N478AT is a 2001 Robinson R44 Raven I, serial number 1006. The FAA register lists Airmen Testing and Training Inc as the registrant in Lantana, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 16, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540 series 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 February 27, 2001.

N478AT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-23 Accident · Boynton Beach, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC26FA021
Reported aircraft: Robinson R44
Preliminary report: On March 23, 2026, about 1221 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R44 Raven I helicopter, N478AT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Boynton Beach, Florida. The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight school, Palm Beach Helicopters, the flight instructor, who was seated in the left seat, and the pilot receiving instruction, who was seated in the right seat, departed the Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), Latana, Florida, at 1124. The purpose of the flight was to provide the pilot receiving instruction with a…
NTSB report ↗

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.