Piston helicopter

N7162R

1999 Robinson R44 Raven I

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
0670
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pollux Aviation Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Wasilla, AK
Registration record

N7162R on the FAA register

Type
1999 Robinson R44 Raven I
Serial
0670
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Pollux Aviation Ltd
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2016-08-17
Airworthiness date
1999-10-19
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A99505
Mode S (octal)
52312405
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-08-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N7162R to the current registrant.
  • 2015-09-19
    Accident at Fort Glenn, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-03-31
    N7162R previously assigned to a Bell 47G-5A (s/n 25071); cancelled.
  • 1970-08-04
    N7162R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-21870); cancelled.
Overview

About N7162R

N7162R is a 1999 Robinson R44 Raven I, serial number 0670. The FAA register lists Pollux Aviation Ltd as the registrant in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 17, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540 series 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 October 19, 1999.

N7162R has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-09-19 Accident · Fort Glenn, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC15LA073
Reported aircraft: Robinson R44
Probable cause: The separation of the tail rotor gearbox from the tailboom attachment point due to overstress loads imposed by a tail rotor blade imbalance as the result of impact with an undetermined object during low-level flight operations.
1991-10-31 Accident · Kosrae Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX92LA030
Reported aircraft: Bell 47-G5A — a different aircraft that carried the N7162R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER RESULTING IN A TIEDOWN STRAP NOT BEING REMOVED FROM THE RIGHT SKID AND SUBSEQUENT ROLL OVER ON TAKEOFF.
1968-07-28 Accident · Wyandanch,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 2052
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N7162R registration before this airframe.

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.