Piston helicopter

N921U

2004 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
3566
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tumbleweed Leasing Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salt Lake City, UT
2004 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N921U.
Registration record

N921U on the FAA register

Type
2004 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Serial
3566
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Tumbleweed Leasing Co Inc
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
2007-03-29
Airworthiness date
2004-03-10
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACC3A3
Mode S (octal)
53141643
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N921U.
  • 2006-04-08
    Accident at Tooele, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N921U

N921U is a 2004 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters, serial number 3566. The FAA register lists Tumbleweed Leasing Co Inc as the registrant in Salt Lake City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2007 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 10, 2004.

N921U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-04-08 Accident · Tooele, UT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA06CA072
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the ground. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.

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.