# N117TW: 2011 Robinson Helicopter R66, registration cancelled 2016-10-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 12, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R66](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (registry code 7640130)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-series) (registry code 54225)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R00015LA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00015LA), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0042
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 2011
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2015
- Last registry action: February 19, 2015
- Mode S code: A047F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Zions Credit Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIONS%20CREDIT%20CORP)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7563° N, 111.9000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117TW-2016-10-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Robinson Helicopter R66: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66.md

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR16FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA130), Jun 23, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R66 (N117TW), Wikieup, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An encounter with turbulence due to updrafts and/or dust devils that resulted in mast bumping and an in-flight break-up.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20160623010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160623010579A), Jun 23, 2016: Robinson Helicopter Co R66 (N117TW), Wikieup, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On June 23, 2016, at about 14:18L, a robertson R66, N117TW, piloted by two ATP rated pilots,crashed near Wikieup, AZ. The aircraft broke up in flight and…

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