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N435DE

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

Valid Texas

N435DE is a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2005. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Thunderbird Aero LLC, an LLC in Mertzon, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 24, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated January 11, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
FAA spelling: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44 II
Serial number
10605
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-540 SER · 300 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2005
Transponder code
A53601 (octal 51233001)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 24, 2026
Expires
April 30, 2033
Last FAA action
April 24, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · January 11, 2005
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00139649

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Thunderbird Aero LLC
Type
LLC
Address
PO Box 122
Mertzon, TX 76941-0122

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data