Piston helicopter

N56FD

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3535
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chino Alley, AZ
Registration record

N56FD on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters
Serial
3535
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chino Alley, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-10-13
Airworthiness date
2004-01-16
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A72512
Mode S (octal)
51622422
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N56FD to the current registrant.
  • 2017-06-07
    N56FD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Xenos Motorglider (s/n XNS-019); cancelled.
  • 2004-01-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N56FD

N56FD is a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters, serial number 3535. It is registered to an individual in Chino Alley, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

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 January 16, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56FD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-03-11 Accident · Minden, NV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · GAA17CA190
Reported aircraft: Davis Frank R Xenos Motorglider — a different aircraft that carried the N56FD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control in variable wind conditions.

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.