# N8017D: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 2001-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1009
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1990
- Last registry action: April 20, 1999
- Mode S code: AAE8E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Wright Aivation Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20AIVATION%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Carmel, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Carmel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9666° N, 86.1751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46032, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8017D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8017D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8017D-2001-03-15

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 CHI91FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA228), Jul 24, 1991: Robinson R 22B (N8017D), Carmel, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYING REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM FOR TAKEOFF, FAILURE TO ABORT TAKEOFF AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN HELICOPTERS.

## 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 19910724029809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029809A), Jul 24, 1991: Robsin R22BETA (N8017D), Carmel, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Appeared to climb out without full power. Low rotor RPM dropped to ground. No mechanical defects.

## Other aircraft with N8017D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8017D): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1339, built 2003
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8017D-undated): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 225543. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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