# N20879: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 2000-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1442
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: September 25, 2000
- Mode S code: A1B32A
- Owner when cancelled: [Red Wing Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20WING%20HELICOPTER%20CORP)
- Location: [Woburn, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Woburn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4887° N, 71.1544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01801, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20879
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20879
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-2000-09-25

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 R22 BETA: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta.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 NYC99LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA204), Aug 16, 1999: Robinson R-22 (N20879), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Was the student pilot's failure to maintain lateral control of the helicopter while bringing it to a hover. A factor in the accident was the student pilot's lack of total experience in helicopters.

## 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 19990816012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816012449A), Aug 16, 1999: Robsin R22 (N20879), Mansfield, MA, Substantial damage. 1993 Robinson R-22 helicopter crashed on take-off, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) student pilot was taking off on his second solo flight. The left skid…

## Other aircraft with N20879

- [Cancelled 2011-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-2011-03-03): Crowder John T PROTECH PT2 PROSTAR, S/N 107. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1990-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-1990-05-16): Piper PA-31, S/N 31-7401243, built 1989. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Dodson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Ottawa, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ottawa)
- [Cancelled 1978-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-1978-09-20): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7840182. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Interflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERFLIGHT%20INC), [Avon Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Avon%20Park)

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