# N291VB: 2001 Robinson Helicopter R44, registration cancelled 2008-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R44](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (registry code 7640120)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-540-F1B5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (registry code 42353)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11NM), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1138
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 2006
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2006
- Last registry action: December 14, 2006
- Mode S code: A2FB0E
- Owner when cancelled: [Pollux Aviation Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLLUX%20AVIATION%20LTD)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291VB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=291VB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291VB-2008-10-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ANC08CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA112), Aug 23, 2008: Robinson R44 (N291VB), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see a wire cable prior to colliding with it. Factors contributing to the accident were the non-routine positioning of the wire cable, and the ground crew's failure to advise…

## 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 20080822857739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822857739A), Aug 22, 2008: Robins R44 (N291VB), Illiamna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was enroute from base camp to a drilling site to move a ground crew. As he approached a 70 foot drilling tower along his route he collided with a 3/8…

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