Piston helicopter

N50KF

2009 Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
2035
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blade Capital Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2009 Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N50KF on the FAA register

Type
2009 Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters
Serial
2035
Engines
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
Registered owner
Blade Capital Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2017-05-06
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6387E
Mode S (octal)
51434176
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
$92,000 to $324,500
Middle half of 5 live Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters listings, 2001–2016 models (median $220,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N50KF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2020-09-04
    N50KF previously assigned to a Piper PA-22-150 (s/n 22-4274); cancelled.
  • 2017-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
  • 2003-09-03
    N50KF previously assigned to a Beechcraft B55 Baron (s/n TC-880); cancelled.
Overview

About N50KF

N50KF is a 2009 Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters, serial number 2035. The FAA register lists Blade Capital Inc as the registrant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540-F1B5 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 May 6, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50KF. 2 earlier records involve 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 I Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-03-10 Accident · Hillsboro, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA18CA181
Reported aircraft: Piper PA22 — a different aircraft that carried the N50KF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.
2001-12-04 Accident · Johnson City, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA02FA039
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft BE-55-T42A — a different aircraft that carried the N50KF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the tree resulting in a collision with the tree, subsequent collision with a building, and the ground.

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.