# N8457J: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, registration cancelled 1998-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (registry code 7640104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0377
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 27, 1997
- Last registry action: September 29, 1997
- Mode S code: AB95C2
- Owners when cancelled: [Efting Lynn A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EFTING%20LYNN%20A), [Efting Susan L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EFTING%20SUSAN%20L)
- Location: [La Canada, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Canada)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2179° N, 118.2023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91011, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8457J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8457J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457J-1998-09-28

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 ALPHA: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha.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 LAX98FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA098), Feb 26, 1998: Robinson R22 (N8457J), Littlerock, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the rotorcraft cyclic control in response to encountering terrain induced turbulence. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather…

## 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 19980226006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980226006829A), Feb 26, 1998: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8457J), Little Rock, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Gusty wind in area observed to dive into ground. Indicates main rotors flexed hit door and bubble prior crashing. (.4) witnesses reported hearing the aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N8457J

- [Cancelled 1981-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457J-1981-03-31): Cessna 150G, S/N 15066357. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Quinones Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUINONES%20GREG), [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)

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