Piston helicopter

N7196U

2001 Robinson R44 Raven I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
1086
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thomas Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Orleans, CA
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Registration record

N7196U on the FAA register

Type
2001 Robinson R44 Raven I
Serial
1086
Engines
Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE
Registered owner
Thomas Aviation LLC
Orleans, CA
Certificate issued
2019-03-05
Airworthiness date
2001-06-28
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A0B9
Mode S (octal)
52320271
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N7196U to the current registrant.
  • 2001-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966-03-17
    N7196U previously assigned to a Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral (s/n 414); cancelled.
Overview

About N7196U

N7196U is a 2001 Robinson R44 Raven I, serial number 1086. The FAA register lists Thomas Aviation LLC as the registrant in Orleans, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE 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 June 28, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7196U. 1 earlier record involves 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

1966-01-29 Accident · Manor Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0158
Reported aircraft: Mooney M-20E — a different aircraft that carried the N7196U 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.