Piston helicopter

N712U

2004 Robinson R22

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2004
Serial
3676
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tumbleweed Leasing Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salt Lake City, UT
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2004 Robinson R22
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Registration record

N712U on the FAA register

Type
2004 Robinson R22
Serial
3676
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Tumbleweed Leasing Co Inc
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
2004-11-16
Airworthiness date
2004-08-24
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9853D
Mode S (octal)
52302475
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-08
    Accident at Alta, UT; damage: destroyed.
  • 2007-06-18
    Accident at Park City, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N712U to the current registrant.
  • 2004-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-10-09
    N712U previously assigned to a Fairchild FH-227B (s/n 557); cancelled.
Overview

About N712U

N712U is a 2004 Robinson R22, serial number 3676. The FAA register lists Tumbleweed Leasing Co Inc as the registrant in Salt Lake City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 August 24, 2004.

N712U has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-07-08 Accident · Alta, UT Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · WPR13LA315
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to follow a route over mountainous terrain in conditions that exceeded the helicopter s ability to maintain terrain clearance.
2007-06-18 Accident · Park City, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA07CA171
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta II
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM during hover taxi. A contributing factor was the high density altitude weather condition.
1968-08-10 Accident · Charleston,W Va, 48 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 1 0014
Reported aircraft: Fairchild FH-227 — a different aircraft that carried the N712U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FINAL PORTION OF APCH INTO SHALLOW, DENSE FOG.

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.