# N8558N: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, registration cancelled 2000-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 2000
- 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: 0466
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: June 26, 2000
- Mode S code: ABBD68
- Owner when cancelled: [Robinson Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8558N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8558N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8558N-2000-08-04

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX99LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA186), May 19, 1999: Robinson R22A (N8558N), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's inadvertent and uncoordinated application of forward cyclic during an autorotation flare, which resulted in a loss of main rotor rpm; and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

## 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 19990518005389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518005389A), May 18, 1999: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8558N), San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Robinson R-22 helicopter was involved in auto rotation practice when the acft caught a down draft, struck the ground hard, rolled over, and was destroyed,…

## Other aircraft with N8558N

- [Cancelled 1971-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8558N-1971-04-29): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-11356. Exported to Thailand. Owner: [Barney Frazier Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNEY%20FRAZIER%20AIRCRAFT), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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