N8072X
Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · built 1990
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on October 4, 1995.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- August 3, 1995Accident
The pilot's inadvertent flight into hazardous weather, which subsequently resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane and an in-flight breakup. Factors relating to the accident were: embedded thunderstorms, turbulence, and failure of the National Weather Service to issue a Convective SIGMET or a Center Weather Advisory. Full accident record