Piston helicopter

N979SH

2006 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
4073
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-360-J2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
November Alpha LLC (LLC)
Based
Los Angeles, CA
2006 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N979SH.
Registration record

N979SH on the FAA register

Type
2006 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Serial
4073
Engines
Lycoming O-360-J2A
Registered owner
November Alpha LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2011-04-07
Airworthiness date
2006-07-25
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA6AC
Mode S (octal)
53323254
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-24
    Accident at Milton, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N979SH.
  • 2006-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N979SH

N979SH is a 2006 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters, serial number 4073. The FAA register lists November Alpha LLC as the registrant in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-360-J2A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 25, 2006.

N979SH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-08-24 Accident · Milton, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB (Completed) · ERA26LA313
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a low hover over a grass area, which resulted in left skid contact with the ground and a dynamic rollover to the left.
NTSB report ↗

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.