# N80546: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1996-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1996
- 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: 1204
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1993
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: AAF773
- Owner when cancelled: [Ardoin James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARDOIN%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Ville Platte, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Ville%20Platte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7273° N, 92.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70586, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80546
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80546
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80546-1996-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW95FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA016), Oct 14, 1994: Robinson R22 Beta (N80546), Eunice, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT, THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL…

## 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 19941014034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941014034859A), Oct 14, 1994: Robsin R22BETA (N80546), Eunice, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power after departing helipad. Allowed rotor speed decay on autorotation. Carb icing. No fly medical drug.

## Other aircraft with N80546

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80546): Cameron Balloons US C-80, S/N 6309, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1956-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80546-1956-12-04): Globe GC-1B, S/N 49. Owner: [Marshfield Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHFIELD%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Marshfield, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Marshfield)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80546-undated): Yarnell Don C GRASSHOPPER, S/N 46193801. Triennial form not returned

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