# N8516K: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, registration cancelled 1995-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 1995
- Exported to: South Africa
- 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: 0423
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 15, 1990
- Last registry action: May 11, 1993
- Mode S code: ABAE43
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern California Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CALIFORNIA%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0702° N, 118.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90265, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8516K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8516K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8516K-1995-04-20

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 ALPHA: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19870410024709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870410024709I), Apr 10, 1987: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8516K), Trona, CA. Landed in remote desert area due to low fuel. Pilot inadvertently by passed intended fuel stop.

## Other aircraft with N8516K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8516K): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B-0669, built 2003

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