Piston helicopter

N8557H

1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1985
Serial
0460
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lloyd Davis Inc (Corporation)
Based
Brackettville, TX
1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8557H.
Registration record

N8557H on the FAA register

Type
1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R22 ALPHA)
Serial
0460
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Lloyd Davis Inc
Brackettville, TX
Certificate issued
1999-08-31
Airworthiness date
1985-01-18
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABBD40
Mode S (octal)
52736500
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).
  • 1999-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N8557H to the current registrant.
  • 1989-08-17
    Accident at Manassas, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 1985-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-07-01
    N8557H previously assigned to a North American Navion (s/n NAV-4-609); cancelled.
Overview

About N8557H

N8557H is a 1985 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA model R22 ALPHA), serial number 0460. The FAA register lists Lloyd Davis Inc as the registrant in Brackettville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 1999 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 January 18, 1985.

N8557H 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

1989-08-17 Accident · Manassas, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · BFO89LA071
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL BY THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER TO THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI). A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE STUDENT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE.
1967-04-10 Accident · Mulege,Mex, 72 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 6 0036
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N8557H 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.