Piston helicopter

N489TJ

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

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
3024
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Unknown Media LLC (LLC)
Based
Cape Canaveral, FL
Registration record

N489TJ on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters
Serial
3024
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Unknown Media LLC
Cape Canaveral, FL
Certificate issued
2024-10-22
Airworthiness date
1999-12-13
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60BBA
Mode S (octal)
51405672
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N489TJ.
  • 2008-03-15
    Accident at Horseshoe Bay, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N489TJ

N489TJ is a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters, serial number 3024. The FAA register lists Unknown Media LLC as the registrant in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 13, 1999.

N489TJ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-03-15 Accident · Horseshoe Bay, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DFW08CA082
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action which resulted in an unsuccessful autorotation.

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.