# N5511L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 23, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5511L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5511L

## Aircraft that carried N5511L

- [Cancelled 2012-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5511L-2012-04-23): Robinson Helicopter R44, S/N 1769, built 2007. Owner: [Vertical D LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTICAL%20D%20LLC), [Pawleys Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Pawleys%20Island)

## NTSB investigations on N5511L (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA179), Feb 13, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N5511L), N. Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to apply power during a practice autorotation in order to arrest a high rate of descent, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5511L (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120213001969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120213001969A), Feb 13, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N5511L), Charleston, SC, Destroyed. The pilot in command (PIC) , a certificated flight instructor, and a student pilot, were performing an auto rotation to ground. The PIC statement indicated…

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