# N9078U: Robinson Helicopter R22, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (registry code 7640102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0184
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1993
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AC8CB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Rock Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCK%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Adkins, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Adkins)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3536° N, 98.2383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78101, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9078U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078U-2013-06-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 LAX89LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA331), Sep 27, 1989: Robinson R22 (N9078U), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CFI'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND THE FENCE.

## 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 19890927037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927037399A), Sep 27, 1989: Robsin R22 (N9078U), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. CFI took over controls for a go around after a practice autororation to hover. Hit tail rotor on fence and aborted.
- [Incident 19880414019449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414019449I), Apr 14, 1988: Robsin R22 (N9078U), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Made hard landing from a practice autorotation.

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