Piston helicopter

N8066U

1990 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1990
Serial
1273
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bayphoto Helicopter LLC (LLC)
Based
Rehoboth Beach, DE
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1990 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N8066U on the FAA register

Type
1990 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Serial
1273
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Bayphoto Helicopter LLC
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Certificate issued
2004-05-13
Airworthiness date
1990-01-22
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AAFB64
Mode S (octal)
52575544
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-06
    Accident at St Petersburg, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N8066U to the current registrant.
  • 1990-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N8066U

N8066U is a 1990 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters, serial number 1273. The FAA register lists Bayphoto Helicopter LLC as the registrant in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2004 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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, dated January 22, 1990.

N8066U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-01-06 Accident · St Petersburg, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA12CA137
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the pilot-receiving-instruction's practice autorotation that developed a high rate of descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-receiving-instruction's improper control inputs during the practice autorotation.

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.