Turbine helicopter

N5801

2023 Robinson R66

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
1258
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Motor City Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Clawson, MI
2023 Robinson R66
Representative photo of a Robinson R66. Not a photo of N5801.
Registration record

N5801 on the FAA register

Type
2023 Robinson R66
Serial
1258
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Registered owner
Motor City Helicopters LLC
Clawson, MI
Certificate issued
2024-10-07
Airworthiness date
2023-06-01
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A77863
Mode S (octal)
51674143
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
270 nm
Cruise (type)
115 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$807,500 to $1,440,500
Middle half of 13 live Robinson R66 listings, 2013–2026 models (median $1,100,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N5801.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N5801 to the current registrant.
  • 2023-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000-11-01
    N5801 previously assigned to a Beechcraft G35 Bonanza (s/n D-4622); cancelled.
Overview

About N5801

N5801 is a 2023 Robinson R66, serial number 1258. The FAA register lists Motor City Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Clawson, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 115 knots and a range of about 270 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 1, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5801. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
115 kt
Range
270 nm
Fuel burn
23 gph

Published figures for the Robinson R66 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Robinson R66 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-06-19 Accident · Byron, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX00LA234
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft G35 — a different aircraft that carried the N5801 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: in-flight loss of control and inadvertent stall.

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.