# N8079Q: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1991-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 1991
- Exported to: Australia
- 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: 1324
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 26, 1990
- Last registry action: June 27, 1990
- Mode S code: AAFF80
- Owner when cancelled: [Geneva Transport Equip Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENEVA%20TRANSPORT%20EQUIP%20CORP)
- Location: [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9027° N, 122.2559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8079Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8079Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079Q-1991-08-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA119), Mar 16, 1990: Robinson R22 (N8079Q), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR/ENGINE POWER AND TO RELINQUISH THE THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE THE POWER.

## 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 19900316004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316004749A), Mar 16, 1990: Robsin R22BETA (N8079Q), Paso Robles, CA, Substantial damage. RPM too high on downwind,had to overpower students grip on throttle to cut power engine quit. Rotor RPM decayed.

## Other aircraft with N8079Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8079Q): Davis Sidney E RANS S-6S, S/N 11971186, built 1999

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