# N769RT: 2006 Robinson Helicopter R44, registration cancelled 2011-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 1638
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 2006
- Last registry action: November 3, 2006
- Mode S code: AA6480
- Location: [Lake Tapps, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Lake%20Tapps)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.1771° N, 122.1662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98391, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N769RT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=769RT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N769RT-2011-08-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 SEA07FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA006), Oct 8, 2006: Robinson R44 (N769RT), Sumner, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power, for undetermined reasons, while on final approach, and the pilot's loss of control of the helicopter after the power loss. Factors include a lake below the final…

## 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 20061008021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061008021489A), Oct 8, 2006: Robsin R44 (N769RT), Sumner, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 10-08-06 at approximately 4:00 pm a Robinson helicopter model R44, N769RT, impacted the surface of lake tapps, near Sumner, WA and sank in…

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