Piston helicopter

N7530C

Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1398
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lake Superior Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Duluth, MN
Registration record

N7530C on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
Serial
1398
Engines
Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE
Registered owner
Lake Superior Helicopters LLC
Duluth, MN
Certificate issued
2020-09-17
Airworthiness date
2004-06-08
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA2789
Mode S (octal)
52423611
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N7530C to the current registrant.
  • 2004-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1997-03-04
    N7530C previously assigned to a Ercoupe/Forney F1 (s/n 5645); cancelled.
Overview

About N7530C

N7530C is a Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters, serial number 1398. The FAA register lists Lake Superior Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Duluth, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 8, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7530C. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-12-22 Accident · Middleburg, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA97FA043
Reported aircraft: Forney F-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N7530C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in spatial disorientation and an uncontrolled descent into a wooded area. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing, darkness, the adverse weather condition (fog and/or low ceiling), and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.
1964-09-16 Accident · Red Bank Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2926
Reported aircraft: Forney F1 — a different aircraft that carried the N7530C 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.