Piston helicopter

N559DD

Robinson R22

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
3299
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Robinson Helicopter Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Torrance, CA
 Robinson R22
Representative photo of a Robinson R22. Not a photo of N559DD.
Registration record

N559DD on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22
Serial
3299
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Robinson Helicopter Co Inc
Torrance, CA
Certificate issued
2014-10-28
Airworthiness date
2003-09-02
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A72129
Mode S (octal)
51620451
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N559DD.
  • 2003-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002-11-20
    Accident at St. Jacob, IL; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N559DD

N559DD is a Robinson R22, serial number 3299. The FAA register lists Robinson Helicopter Co Inc as the registrant in Torrance, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 2, 2003.

N559DD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-11-20 Accident · St. Jacob, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI03FA025
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: Fatigue fracture of the clutch assembly fan shaft and the resulting complete loss of power to the rotor drive system. A contributing factor was the loss of tail rotor authority due to the secondary failure of the control tube assembly.

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.