Piston helicopter

N8042B

1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1989
Serial
1110
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Summerskyz Inc (Corporation)
Based
Saint Joseph, IL
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1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N8042B on the FAA register

Type
1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters
Serial
1110
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2C
Registered owner
Summerskyz Inc
Saint Joseph, IL
Certificate issued
2013-07-31
Airworthiness date
1989-08-04
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAF359
Mode S (octal)
52571531
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 N8042B.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-18
    Accident at Champaign, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 2013-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N8042B to the current registrant.
  • 1989-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-08-12
    N8042B previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 29842); cancelled.
Overview

About N8042B

N8042B is a 1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters, serial number 1110. The FAA register lists Summerskyz Inc as the registrant in Saint Joseph, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320-B2C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 4, 1989.

N8042B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-01-18 Accident · Champaign, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · GAA17CA112
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: The flight instructor s failure to arrest the descent rate during the practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
1984-09-03 Accident · Oak Grove, WI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI84FA376
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-150 — a different aircraft that carried the N8042B 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.