Piston helicopter

N8490D

1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1984
Serial
0403
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Little Big Horn Co (Corporation)
Based
Prescott, AZ
1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8490D.
Registration record

N8490D on the FAA register

Type
1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R22 ALPHA)
Serial
0403
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Little Big Horn Co
Prescott, AZ
Certificate issued
2004-03-25
Airworthiness date
1984-04-18
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABA3A4
Mode S (octal)
52721644
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N8490D to the current registrant.
  • 1985-06-09
    Accident at Port Orchard, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-05-10
    N8490D previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-5717); cancelled.
Overview

About N8490D

N8490D is a 1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA model R22 ALPHA), serial number 0403. The FAA register lists Little Big Horn Co as the registrant in Prescott, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2004 and expires on May 31, 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 (normal), dated April 18, 1984.

N8490D has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-06-09 Accident · Port Orchard, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA85LA129
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
1974-03-23 Accident · Cedar City,Ut, 44 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0657
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N8490D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: G TERRAIN.RCVRD 3/24/74.STUDENT PLT R SEAT.

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.