# N7197W: 2001 Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3218
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 2001
- Certificate issued: January 4, 2012
- Last registry action: January 4, 2012
- Mode S code: A9A0DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Toy Store](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20TOY%20STORE)
- Location: [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1500° N, 80.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33322, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7197W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7197W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197W-2012-09-18

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 ERA11LA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA481), Sep 3, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7197W), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot's improper recovery from a practice autorotation, resulting in a tailboom strike and subsequent rollover.

## 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 20110903020349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903020349A), Sep 3, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N7197W), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was being administered a CFI check ride with a helicopter rating. While performing a full touchdown autorotation the aircraft's tailboom stuck the ground…

## Other aircraft with N7197W

- [Cancelled 1968-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197W-1968-02-06): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-1008. Owner: [Weinberg Perry M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEINBERG%20PERRY%20M), [Sumter, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Sumter)

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