# N980SM: 1991 Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 2008-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 2008
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 1980
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1991
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2008
- Last registry action: April 10, 2008
- Mode S code: ADACC0
- Owner when cancelled: [Robinson Helicopter Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N980SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=980SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N980SM-2008-10-08

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX5042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5042), Aug 8, 1995: TAILBOOM. DENTED. TAILBOOM HAS DENT IN FORWARD RIGHT SIDE DUE TO LANDING WITH SIDEWARD MOTION.

## 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 SEA07CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA180), Jun 25, 2007: Robinson R22 (N980SM), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the practice autorotation. Contributing factors included the terrain drop off and the failure of the pilot undergoing instruction to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20070625017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070625017589A), Jun 25, 2007: Robsin R22BETA (N980SM), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23)While conducting flight to ready pilot for regulatory check ride, the pilot [privacy data omitted] had sucessfully performed a couple of 180…

## Other aircraft with N980SM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980SM): Daher TBM 700, S/N 1663

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