Piston helicopter

N8937R

1996 Robinson R44 Raven I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
0279
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
Registration record

N8937R on the FAA register

Type
1996 Robinson R44 Raven I
Serial
0279
Engines
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2026-03-06
Airworthiness date
2020-12-30
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC53D6
Mode S (octal)
53051726
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

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8937R to the current registrant.
  • 2020-12-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
  • 1986-08-16
    N8937R previously assigned to a Champion 7HC (s/n 7HC-22); cancelled.
Overview

About N8937R

N8937R is a 1996 Robinson R44 Raven I, serial number 0279. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

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 December 30, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8937R. 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

1986-08-16 Accident · Epsom, NH Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC86FNC08
Reported aircraft: Champion 7HC — a different aircraft that carried the N8937R 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.