# N871CL: 1987 Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 617
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2002
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: ABFA4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlantic Coast Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20COAST%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Ronkonkoma, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Ronkonkoma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8129° N, 73.1156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11779, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N871CL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=871CL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871CL-2017-03-10

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 NYC04FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA197), Aug 29, 2004: Robinson R-22 (N871CL), Northport, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An improper maneuver by the flightcrew while attempting to avoid a kite, which resulted in mast bumping, the separation of the main rotor system, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.

## 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 20040829026949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040829026949A), Aug 29, 2004: Robsin R22BETA (N871CL), Northport, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) At approximately 1800 local time, August 29, 2004, a Robinson R-22-beta, N871CL, crashed in approximately three feet of water near [privacy data…
- [Incident 19880617037659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617037659I), Jun 17, 1988: Robsin R22BETA (N871CL), Kerrville, TX, Minor damage. Bird strike on the tail rotor on climbout and a damaged skid on a hard autorotation landing was the result.

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