Piston helicopter

N99TV

2013 Robinson R44 Newscopter

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
13473
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Desoto, TX
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Registration record

N99TV on the FAA register

Type
2013 Robinson R44 Newscopter (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
13473
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Sky Helicopters Inc
Desoto, TX
Certificate issued
2020-08-06
Airworthiness date
2013-07-22
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADD207
Mode S (octal)
53351007
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N99TV to the current registrant.
  • 2013-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989-04-04
    N99TV previously assigned to a Bell 206L-3 (s/n 51116); cancelled.
Overview

About N99TV

N99TV is a 2013 Robinson R44 Newscopter (FAA model R44 II), serial number 13473. The FAA register lists Sky Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Desoto, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 July 22, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N99TV. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Robinson R44 Newscopter type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-09-08 Accident · Cascade, CO Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · FTW94FA293
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter AS-350-B2 — a different aircraft that carried the N99TV registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE THAT CLOGGED THE FUEL FILTER AND INTERNALLY DAMAGED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
1992-02-12 Accident · Fort Collins, CO Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · DEN92FA034
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N99TV registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2-1/2 BEARING DUE TO AN OBSTRUCTION OF A BEARING OIL FEED TUBE BY FOREIGN MATERIAL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE DURING ENGINE OVERHAUL, AND WEATHER/TERRAIN/WATER CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
1988-10-19 Accident · Deckers, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN89FA019
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N99TV registration before this airframe.
1984-09-13 Accident · Denver, CO Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · DEN84FA290
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N99TV registration before this airframe.

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.