Piston helicopter

N8518W

1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1984
Serial
0425
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Port Orchard, WA
1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8518W.
Registration record

N8518W on the FAA register

Type
1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R22 ALPHA)
Serial
0425
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc
Port Orchard, WA
Certificate issued
2012-11-06
Airworthiness date
1984-04-04
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABAE94
Mode S (octal)
52727224
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8518W to the current registrant.
  • 1984-07-11
    Accident at Henderson, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-06-30
    N8518W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 235 (s/n 28-10019); cancelled.
Overview

About N8518W

N8518W is a 1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA model R22 ALPHA), serial number 0425. The FAA register lists Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc as the registrant in Port Orchard, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 2012 and expires on November 30, 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 April 4, 1984.

N8518W 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

1984-07-11 Accident · Henderson, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW84LA308
Reported aircraft: Robinson R-22A
1964-09-20 Accident · Chehalis Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2962
Reported aircraft: Piper PA28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8518W registration before this airframe.

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.