Piston helicopter

N86TJ

2007 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
12017
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Signal Hill Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Durham, NC
2007 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N86TJ on the FAA register

Type
2007 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
12017
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Signal Hill Air LLC
Durham, NC
Certificate issued
2016-10-19
Airworthiness date
2022-08-04
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
ABCE30
Mode S (octal)
52747060
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$277,500 to $442,000
Middle half of 29 live Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters listings, 2003–2017 models (median $350,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N86TJ.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2016-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N86TJ to the current registrant.
  • 2011-01-31
    N86TJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Thorp T-18 (s/n C-4602); cancelled.
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
Overview

About N86TJ

N86TJ is a 2007 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA model R44 II), serial number 12017. The FAA register lists Signal Hill Air LLC as the registrant in Durham, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2016 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 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 multiple category, dated August 4, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N86TJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-10-13 Accident · Fredericksburg, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN11CA030
Reported aircraft: Conrad Theodore J Thorp T-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N86TJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The malfunction of the throttle clamp, which resulted in the pilot's inability to control the engine's power setting.

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.