Piston helicopter

N857RD

2025 Robinson R44 Cadet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
30109
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of North Dakota (Government)
Based
Grand Forks, ND
Registration record

N857RD on the FAA register

Type
2025 Robinson R44 Cadet
Serial
30109
Engines
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
Registered owner
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Certificate issued
2025-08-11
Airworthiness date
2025-07-15
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABC2D4
Mode S (octal)
52741324
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N857RD.
  • 2025-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N857RD

N857RD is a 2025 Robinson R44 Cadet, serial number 30109. The FAA register lists University of North Dakota as the registrant in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540-F1B5 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 July 15, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N857RD.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N857RD.

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.