# N234RV: 2012 Versteeg Robert H JR HELICYCLE, registration cancelled 2014-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Versteeg Robert H JR HELICYCLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/versteeg-robert-h-jr-helicycle) (registry code 05630TF)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2-22
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Kit: Eagle R & D Co LLC HELICYCLE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 2012
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2011
- Last registry action: August 1, 2011
- Mode S code: A218E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Versteeg Robert H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERSTEEG%20ROBERT%20H%20JR)
- Location: [Richland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Richland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2460° N, 119.2918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99352, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RV-2014-03-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Versteeg Robert H JR HELICYCLE: https://openairdocs.org/model/versteeg-robert-h-jr-helicycle.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 WPR13LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA360), Aug 5, 2013: Versteeg Helicycle (N234RV), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicycle control during hover due to an inadvertent control input.

## 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 20130805014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130805014769A), Aug 5, 2013: Versteeg Robert H Jr HELICYCLE (N234RV), Richland, WA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that while in a hover about ten feet above the ground, the helicopter began to spin to the right and he was unable to stop the rotation.…

## Other aircraft with N234RV

- [Cancelled 2008-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RV-2008-08-22): Averyt Howell D VANS RV-4, S/N 234, built 1984. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Averyt Howell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVERYT%20HOWELL%20D), [Williams, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Williams)

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