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N981SH

Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA

Valid Texas

N981SH is a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1998. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Smith Helicopters INC, a corporation in Cotulla, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 14, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated February 17, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
Model
R22 BETA
Serial number
2791
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1998
Transponder code
ADB073 (octal 53330163)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 14, 1998
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · February 17, 1998
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00807001

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smith Helicopters INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 398
Cotulla, TX 78014-0398

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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