# N649MB: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1994-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 0649
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1991
- Last registry action: August 17, 1994
- Mode S code: A887BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Sacramento Executive Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACRAMENTO%20EXECUTIVE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5128° N, 121.4942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95822, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N649MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=649MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N649MB-1994-10-05

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 (2)

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 LAX92LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA384), Sep 13, 1992: Robinson R-22 Beta (N649MB), Colfax, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO FLY AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT. THE CABLE (STATIC WIRE) CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB LAX90LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA199), May 29, 1990: Robinson R-22B (N649MB), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER'S CHECKLIST BY NEGLECTING TO APPLY FULL CARBURETOR HEAT AT LOW POWER SETTINGS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920913036639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913036639A), Sep 13, 1992: Robsin R22BETA (N649MB), Colfax, CA, Substantial damage. Flying 150FT off canyon floor, struck a cable and crashed into river.
- [Accident 19900528017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017639A), May 28, 1990: Robsin R22BETA (N649MB), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. During power recovery from autorotation engine had quit from carburetor ice.

## Other aircraft with N649MB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N649MB): Berg George C VAN RV-6, S/N 23872, built 2003

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