Piston helicopter

N8351N

1997 Robinson R44 Raven I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
0411
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Del Rio Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Paso Robles, CA
Registration record

N8351N on the FAA register

Type
1997 Robinson R44 Raven I
Serial
0411
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Del Rio Aviation Inc
Paso Robles, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-01
Airworthiness date
1997-12-02
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB6D75
Mode S (octal)
52666565
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8351N to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1990-11-06
    N8351N previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288116173); cancelled.
  • 1971-12-14
    N8351N previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35A Bonanza (s/n D-8750); cancelled.
Overview

About N8351N

N8351N is a 1997 Robinson R44 Raven I, serial number 0411. The FAA register lists Del Rio Aviation Inc as the registrant in Paso Robles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 100 knots and a range of about 279 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 2, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8351N. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-12-31 Accident · Tampa,Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3643
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft V35A — a different aircraft that carried the N8351N registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ILS APCH WITH OPEN AFLD NEARBY.

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.