# N70144: 1998 Robinson Helicopter R44, registration cancelled 2007-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R44](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (registry code 7640120)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11NM), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0362
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1998
- Certificate issued: November 12, 2003
- Last registry action: November 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A95B46
- Owner when cancelled: [Spitzer Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPITZER%20MATTHEW)
- Location: [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6553° N, 122.0258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94542, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70144
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70144-2007-01-23

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 IAD04FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA025), Jun 18, 2004: Robinson R-44 (N70144), Killingly, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot in command's intentional flight into instrument meteorological flight conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in a controlled descent into trees. Factors…

## 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 20040618019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040618019469A), Jun 18, 2004: Robsin R44 (N70144), Killingly, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 06-18-2004, a Robinson helicopter model R-44 registration no. N70144, crashed in a wooded area in Killingly, CT. At 0324 eastern daylight time (EDT).…

## Other aircraft with N70144

- [Cancelled 2011-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70144-2011-08-08): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-357. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1971-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70144-1971-02-19): Piper J3C-65, S/N 17124. Owner: [Urness Gay V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/URNESS%20GAY%20V)

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