Piston helicopter

N981SH

1998 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
2791
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smith Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Cotulla, TX
1998 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N981SH.
Registration record

N981SH on the FAA register

Type
1998 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Serial
2791
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Smith Helicopters Inc
Cotulla, TX
Certificate issued
1998-04-14
Airworthiness date
1998-02-17
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADB073
Mode S (octal)
53330163
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N981SH.
  • 1998-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N981SH

N981SH is a 1998 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters, serial number 2791. The FAA register lists Smith Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Cotulla, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 17, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N981SH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N981SH.

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.