# N7085Z: 1995 Robinson Helicopter R44, registration cancelled 2022-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 0217
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 2015
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2018
- Last registry action: September 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A97565
- Owner when cancelled: [Buford Copter Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFORD%20COPTER%20CO%20LLC)
- Location: [Colorado City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Colorado%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3232° N, 100.9320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79512, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7085Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7085Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7085Z-2022-01-08

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 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 CEN21LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA084), Dec 10, 2020: Robinson R44 (N7085Z), Colorado City, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control and exceedance of performance and/or structural limitations during low-altitude operations, which resulted in an inflight breakup.. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20201210015319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201210015319A), Dec 10, 2020: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N7085Z), Colorado City, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On December 10, 2020 at approximately 0930, a Robinson R44 aircraft bearing registration number N7085Z, [privacy data omitted] impacted terrain after an…

## Other aircraft with N7085Z

- [Cancelled 2005-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7085Z-2005-08-18): Aermacchi IMPALA MB-326M, S/N 472. N-number assigned (import), not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1983-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7085Z-1983-10-14): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-2869. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Marsh Aviation Of Marana Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSH%20AVIATION%20OF%20MARANA%20INC), [Marana, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Marana)

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