# N8559A: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, registration cancelled 1999-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 0468
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1993
- Last registry action: May 18, 1999
- Mode S code: ABBD7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Carr H David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARR%20H%20DAVID)
- Location: [Gaithersburg, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Gaithersburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1695° N, 77.1623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20879, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8559A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8559A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559A-1999-06-24

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 BFO94LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA035), Jan 25, 1994: Robinson R-22A (N8559A), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM WHICH LED TO AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLING OVER ON ITS SIDE. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS…
- [NTSB BFO88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA076), Aug 27, 1988: Robinson R22A (N8559A), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19940125000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125000869A), Jan 25, 1994: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8559A), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. On departing airport, experienced low RPM warning horn. Tried to recover. Touched runway on left skid and rolled. (.4)the pilot was in the process of being…
- [Accident 19880827035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827035579A), Aug 27, 1988: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8559A), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. During practice hover student over corrected with rapid cyclic input. CFI unable to gain control. Chopped tailboom.

## Other aircraft with N8559A

- [Cancelled 1951-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559A-1951-05-16): Beech A35, S/N D-1981. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Remmert-Werner Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REMMERT-WERNER%20CORP), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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