Piston helicopter

N8379Z

1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1985
Serial
0491
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
1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8379Z.
Registration record

N8379Z on the FAA register

Type
1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R22 ALPHA)
Serial
0491
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc
Kailua Kona, HI
Certificate issued
2010-05-12
Airworthiness date
1985-07-05
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB7606
Mode S (octal)
52673006
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8379Z to the current registrant.
  • 1987-08-23
    Accident at Tukwila, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1985-07-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-05-04
    N8379Z previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 288190218); cancelled.
Overview

About N8379Z

N8379Z is a 1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA model R22 ALPHA), serial number 0491. The FAA register lists Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc as the registrant in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2010 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 July 5, 1985.

N8379Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-23 Accident · Tukwila, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA87LA175
Reported aircraft: Robinson R-22

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.