# N8316W: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1998-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 1998
- 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: 2482
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1997
- Last registry action: November 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AB5F50
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0395° N, 95.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77379, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8316W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8316W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316W-1998-04-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW97LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA366), Sep 27, 1997: Robinson R22 Beta (N8316W), Huntsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the helicopter during a flare to landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the student pilot's misinterpretation of the wind…

## 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 19970927029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927029179A), Sep 27, 1997: Robsin R22 (N8316W), Huntsville, TX, Substantial damage. Solo xcountry. Landed downwind. Picked up. Began right spin. Left skid hit ground. Helicopter rolled over. (-23) student pilot, on solo cross country, lost…

## Other aircraft with N8316W

- [Cancelled 2018-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316W-2018-05-21): DJI PHANTOM 4, S/N 07DDD5M0A10468. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1981-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316W-1981-02-09): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8190129. Exported to Côte d’Ivoire. Owner: [Globe Aero Limited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LIMITED%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1965-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316W-1965-09-22): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2489. Exported to France. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316W-undated): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288390024. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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