Piston helicopter

N488AC

2015 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
13791
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Austin Peay State University (Government)
Based
Clarksville, TN
N488AC 2015 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
N488AC, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N488AC on the FAA register

Type
2015 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
13791
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
Certificate issued
2024-08-19
Airworthiness date
2015-02-20
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60654
Mode S (octal)
51403124
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$308,000 to $455,000
Middle half of 28 live Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters listings, 2005–2025 models (median $389,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N488AC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N488AC.
  • 2015-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N488AC

N488AC is a 2015 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA model R44 II), serial number 13791. The FAA register lists Austin Peay State University as the registrant in Clarksville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

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 February 20, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N488AC.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N488AC.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Flight activity

Last tracked flight

Last tracked flight Sep 04, 2026 (60 days ago), callsign N488AC. Track N488AC →

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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.