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N440DR

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

N440DR is a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2009. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Dakota Rotors LLC, an LLC in Custer, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 12, 2016 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated June 2, 2009.

Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
FAA spelling: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44 II
Serial number
12818
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 · 260 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2009
Transponder code
A54AF8 (octal 51245370)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 12, 2016
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
October 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · June 2, 2009
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01033573

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Dakota Rotors LLC
Type
LLC
Address
24564 Highway 16-385
Custer, SD 57730

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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