Piston helicopter

N90450

1981 Robinson R22

Not current (FAA status 23) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
0120
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 23)
Registered owner
Air & Sea Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Cahokia, IL
1981 Robinson R22
Representative photo of a Robinson R22. Not a photo of N90450.
Registration record

N90450 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Robinson R22
Serial
0120
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Air & Sea Leasing Inc
Cahokia, IL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1981-04-01
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC8128
Mode S (octal)
53100450
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 23)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1981-07-26
    Accident at San Diego,Ca, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1962-02-20
    N90450 previously assigned to a Douglas C54B-DC (s/n 18349); cancelled.
Overview

About N90450

N90450 is a 1981 Robinson R22, serial number 0120. The FAA register lists Air & Sea Leasing Inc as the registrant in Cahokia, Illinois.

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 1, 1981.

N90450 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-07-26 Accident · San Diego,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2323
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: RE/TRANSITION TO FWD FLT,ACFT SETTLED,TAIL HIT GND

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.