Piston helicopter

N817AB

Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1258
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Kailua Kona, HI
Registration record

N817AB on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters
Serial
1258
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc
Kailua Kona, HI
Certificate issued
2018-03-21
Airworthiness date
1998-10-19
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB235F
Mode S (octal)
52621537
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N817AB.
  • 2011-12-07
    Accident at Waipahu, HI; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N817AB

N817AB is a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters, serial number 1258. The FAA register lists Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc as the registrant in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2018 and expires on March 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 October 19, 1998.

N817AB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-12-07 Accident · Waipahu, HI Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR12CA056
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision during a practice autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's excessive application of the throttle.

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.