# N888KB: 2000 Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 2013-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3072
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 2000
- Last registry action: July 23, 2003
- Mode S code: AC3C70
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N888KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888KB-2013-05-20

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 (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 LAX03FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA054), Dec 23, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N888KB), Dolan Springs, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from power lines. A factor was the pilot's decision to conduct cruise flight at a low altitude.
- [NTSB LAX00LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA279), Jul 27, 2000: Robinson R-22 Beta (N888KB), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter had a tail rotor failure. The reason for the failure is undetermined.

## 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 20021223034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021223034439A), Dec 23, 2002: Robsin R22BETA (N888KB), Dolansprings, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On December 23, 2002, at 1137 mountain standard time, a Robinson R22 beta, N888KB, collided with power lines and impacted desert terrain near dolan…
- [Accident 20000727039819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727039819A), Jul 27, 2000: Robsin R22BETA (N888KB), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23)During solo cross country flight student pilot landed in a desert area used as a practice landing site. After touchdown the aircraft remained on the…

## Other aircraft with N888KB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888KB): Cessna T210L, S/N 21059894, built 1973

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