# N5511L: 2007 Robinson Helicopter R44, registration cancelled 2012-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2012
- 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: 1769
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 2007
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2011
- Last registry action: October 24, 2011
- Mode S code: A705A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Vertical D LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTICAL%20D%20LLC)
- Location: [Pawleys Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Pawleys%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5565° N, 79.0890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29585, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5511L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5511L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5511L-2012-04-23

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 ERA12CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA179), Feb 13, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N5511L), N. Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to apply power during a practice autorotation in order to arrest a high rate of descent, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

## 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 20120213001969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120213001969A), Feb 13, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N5511L), Charleston, SC, Destroyed. The pilot in command (PIC) , a certificated flight instructor, and a student pilot, were performing an auto rotation to ground. The PIC statement indicated…

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