Piston helicopter

N80140

1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1989
Serial
1030
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Port Orchard, WA
1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N80140.
Registration record

N80140 on the FAA register

Type
1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters
Serial
1030
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc
Port Orchard, WA
Certificate issued
2012-01-11
Airworthiness date
1989-05-04
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAE891
Mode S (octal)
52564221
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$130,000 to $295,000
Middle half of 3 live Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters listings, 1989–1991 models (median $139,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N80140.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-03
    Accident at Rockport, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N80140 to the current registrant.
  • 1989-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-12-23
    N80140 previously assigned to a Culver V (s/n V-20A); cancelled.
Overview

About N80140

N80140 is a 1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters, serial number 1030. The FAA register lists Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc as the registrant in Port Orchard, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 4, 1989.

N80140 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-10-03 Accident · Rockport, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR13LA003
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient rotor rpm during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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.