Piston helicopter

N71AF

2009 Robinson R44

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
12891
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desert Air Ag Inc (Corporation)
Based
Terreton, ID
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2009 Robinson R44
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Registration record

N71AF on the FAA register

Type
2009 Robinson R44 (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
12891
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Desert Air Ag Inc
Terreton, ID
Certificate issued
2025-03-03
Airworthiness date
2022-05-23
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A979BA
Mode S (octal)
52274672
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$212,982 to $726,085
Middle half of 3 live Robinson R44 listings, 2005–2018 models (median $595,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N71AF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N71AF to the current registrant.
  • 2022-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2016-11-29
    N71AF previously assigned to a Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17281050); cancelled.
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
  • 1993-05-17
    N71AF previously assigned to a Aero Commander 680W (s/n 181431); cancelled.
Overview

About N71AF

N71AF is a 2009 Robinson R44 (FAA model R44 II), serial number 12891. The FAA register lists Desert Air Ag Inc as the registrant in Terreton, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 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 May 23, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71AF.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71AF.

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.