# N9072N: 1981 Robinson Helicopter R22, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (registry code 7640102)
- 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: 0211
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1990
- Last registry action: May 15, 1993
- Mode S code: AC8BD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Skyball Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYBALL%20INC)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6005° N, 122.3322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9072N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9072N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072N-2013-05-17

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Robinson Helicopter R22: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22.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 SEA90LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA157), Aug 9, 1990: Robinson R22 (N9072N), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY LEVEL OFF THE HELICOPTER AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB SEA82FYP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP03), Nov 5, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9072N), Rosalia, WA, 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 19900809031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031869A), Aug 9, 1990: Robsin R22BETA (N9072N), Ellensburg, WA, Substantial damage. Low pass over cornfield pulled up making steep turn lost altitude in turn leveled too late hit ground rolled over.
- [Accident 19811105071769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071769A), Nov 5, 1981: Robsin R22 (N9072N), Rosalia, OR, Substantial damage. Crashed while approaching to land on a hilltop. This was sales demonstration flight.

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