# N8069X: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1992-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1992
- 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: 1364
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1990
- Last registry action: October 29, 1991
- Mode S code: AAFBD0
- Owner when cancelled: [P J Maclellan Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20J%20MACLELLAN%20LTD)
- Location: [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9932° N, 122.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94520, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8069X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8069X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8069X-1992-10-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX92FA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA410), Sep 30, 1992: Robinson R22-B (N8069X), Martinez, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN ROTOR CONTACT TO THE FUSELAGE AND PASSENGER.

## 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 19920930039319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930039319A), Sep 30, 1992: Robsin R22 (N8069X), Martinez, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. CFI and prospective student for short demo. Witness heard noises. Engine quit. Rotors flexed. Hit bubble. R22 fell.

## Other aircraft with N8069X

- [Cancelled 2013-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8069X-2013-11-08): Wilson W Dean ELLIPSE 150, S/N 001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wilson Dean W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20DEAN%20W), [Clarkston, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Clarkston)

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