# N717GT: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1999-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1999
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 1422
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: April 27, 1999
- Mode S code: A996B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Robinson Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717GT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717GT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717GT-1999-06-03

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 (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 IAD97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA106), Aug 6, 1997: Robinson R22 Beta (N717GT), Willimantic, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot misunderstood the flight instructor's instructions and reduced the engine power to idle, and the Certificated Flight Instructor's delayed remedial action.

## 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 19970806021269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970806021269A), Aug 6, 1997: Robsin R22BETA (N717GT), Willimantic, CT, Substantial damage. Helicopter landed hard, sustained damage to rotor and tail boom. (.4)the student pilot flew his first two flights with another instructor. After practicing…

## Other aircraft with N717GT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717GT): 717gt TURBINE LEGEND, S/N 110, built 2016

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