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N89LA

Cancelled 2020

Deregistered aircraft · 2005 Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Lycoming IO-540 series

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Cancelled: November 25, 2020
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 10984
Year built: 2005
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Multiple
Airworthiness date: June 15, 2011
Certificate issued: August 25, 2016
Last registry action: March 11, 2019
Mode S code: AC43F6
Owners when cancelled: Mills County Choppers Inc Johnson Helicopter Services
Location: Red Oak, IA
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 IITCDS H11NM · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesTCDS 1E4 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N89LA and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CEN20LA330Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLogan, IAThe failure of the lower actuator bearing support brackets, which resulted in the misalignment of the clutch actuator, a loss of belt tension on the main rotor drive system, and a subsequent forced landing.Aug 8, 2020 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N89LA and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20200808016139AManeuver · Logan, IAPilot noticed engine and rotor RPM issues associated with a "popping" noise. Helicopter entered power on decent, pilot flared and impacted the ground hard, which rolled the helicopter.Aug 8, 2020 · Destroyed Incident 20120809016909ILanding: Approach · Lake City, AROn August 9, 2012, at approximately 1130 CST, a Robinson R44, N89LA, registered to ag rotarie inc, collided with a guidewire and autorotated in to a cotton field in Lake City, Arkansas while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at…Aug 9, 2012 · Minor damage