# N144AK: 1999 Robinson Helicopter R44, registration cancelled 2003-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 2003
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R44](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (registry code 7640120)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11NM), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0569
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1999
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1999
- Last registry action: August 20, 2002
- Mode S code: A0B196
- Owners when cancelled: [Swisher Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWISHER%20RICHARD), [Swisher Sharon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWISHER%20SHARON)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144AK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144AK-2003-01-22

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 R44: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44.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 ANC02LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA061), Jun 26, 2002: Robinson R-44 (N144AK), Shageluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

## 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 20020626012749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626012749A), Jun 26, 2002: Robsin R44 (N144AK), Shageluk, AK, No damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he was returning to pick up a crew at a remote site approximately fifteen sm* south of Shageluk. The aircraft crossed a 600 foot…

## Other aircraft with N144AK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144AK): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 10226, built 2004

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