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N53LR

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

Valid Indiana

N53LR is a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2008. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Whirlybird LLC, an LLC in Bloomington, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 12, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 21, 2008.

Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
FAA spelling: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44 II
Serial number
12411
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 · 260 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2008
Transponder code
A6AF1E (octal 51527436)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 12, 2009
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · July 21, 2008
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01007920

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Whirlybird LLC
Type
LLC
Address
984 S Kirby Rd
Bloomington, IN 47403-9392

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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