Piston helicopter

N789KB

2011 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
13141
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rotorwing LLC (LLC)
Based
Sheffield, IL
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2011 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N789KB on the FAA register

Type
2011 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
13141
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Rotorwing LLC
Sheffield, IL
Certificate issued
2023-03-29
Airworthiness date
2020-06-25
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AAB2D8
Mode S (octal)
52531330
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
$280,000 to $449,000
Middle half of 31 live Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters listings, 2003–2020 models (median $369,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N789KB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N789KB to the current registrant.
  • 2020-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
  • 1973-06-25
    N789KB previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35A Bonanza (s/n D-8947); cancelled.
Overview

About N789KB

N789KB is a 2011 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA model R44 II), serial number 13141. The FAA register lists Rotorwing LLC as the registrant in Sheffield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 multiple category, dated June 25, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N789KB. 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

1972-09-01 Accident · Pollocksville,Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1441
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft V35A — a different aircraft that carried the N789KB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MINIMUM VOR APCH. SUITABLE ALT ARPT IN RANGE.

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.