# N8024W: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1991-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1991
- 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: 1047
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1990
- Last registry action: August 1, 1990
- Mode S code: AAEC44
- Owner when cancelled: [Km Helicopter Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KM%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Owatonna, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Owatonna)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0598° N, 93.2272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55060, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8024W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8024W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8024W-1991-11-05

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 (2)

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 CHI91LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA199), Jun 21, 1991: Robinson R-22 (N8024W), Faribault, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WAS NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING ENVIRONMENT.
- [NTSB NYC90LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA015), Oct 19, 1989: Robinson R22 (N8024W), Bethpage, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE HELICOPTER DURING A POWER OFF AUTOROTATION RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND A MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEVERING THE TAILBOOM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910621023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621023429A), Jun 21, 1991: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8024W), Faribault, MN, Substantial damage. Lost control during aerial taxi and hovering practice in gusty surface wind. Oscillated tail and rotors hit ground.
- [Accident 19891019043869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891019043869A), Oct 19, 1989: Robsin R22BETA (N8024W), Bethpage, NY, Substantial damage. Reported engine out on traffic watch. Made hard downwind landing on freeway. Engine ran normal after accident.

## Other aircraft with N8024W

- [Cancelled 1983-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8024W-1983-01-24): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2089. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Hopkins, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hopkins)

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