Piston helicopter

N96CS

2025 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
14830
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heli Soar LLC (LLC)
Based
Sparks, NV
2025 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N96CS on the FAA register

Type
2025 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
14830
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Heli Soar LLC
Sparks, NV
Certificate issued
2025-03-19
Airworthiness date
2025-03-03
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD5A10
Mode S (octal)
53255020
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
$455,000 to $778,290
Middle half of 14 live Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters listings, 2015–2027 models (median $648,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N96CS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N96CS to the current registrant.
  • 2025-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-10-10
    N96CS previously assigned to a Homebuilt MA-5 Charger (s/n 001); cancelled.
Overview

About N96CS

N96CS is a 2025 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA model R44 II), serial number 14830. The FAA register lists Heli Soar LLC as the registrant in Sparks, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 19, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 standard category (normal), dated March 3, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N96CS. 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

1990-07-27 Accident · Hamburg, PA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · NYC90DHA02
Reported aircraft: Snyder MA-5 Charger — a different aircraft that carried the N96CS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. THE PILOT'S ABRUPT MANEUVER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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.