Piston helicopter

N8043U

1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
1062
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Banjo LLC (LLC)
Based
Richmond, KY
1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8043U.
Registration record

N8043U on the FAA register

Type
1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters
Serial
1062
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Classic Banjo LLC
Richmond, KY
Certificate issued
2021-07-27
Airworthiness date
1989-06-15
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAF38D
Mode S (octal)
52571615
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 N8043U.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N8043U.
  • 1989-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8043U

N8043U is a 1989 Robinson R22 BETA Piston Helicopters, serial number 1062. The FAA register lists Classic Banjo LLC as the registrant in Richmond, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2021 and expires on July 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 June 15, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8043U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8043U.

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.