# N72BS: 2004 Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration cancelled 2017-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (registry code 7640122)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11NM), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10336
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2004
- Last registry action: September 11, 2007
- Mode S code: A9A15D
- Owner when cancelled: [Meridien Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERIDIEN%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1275° N, 119.7258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89701, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72BS-2017-06-01

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 II: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii.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 CEN09WA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09WA074), Nov 18, 2008: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N72BS), Saint-Marc, Haiti, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N72BS

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72BS-undated): Beech A100, S/N B113. Triennial form not returned

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