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N98VL

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

Valid Wisconsin

N98VL 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 Vortex Leasing LLC, an LLC in Racine, Wisconsin. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 16, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated August 12, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
FAA spelling: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44 II
Serial number
10806
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-540 SER · 300 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2005
Transponder code
ADAAB1 (octal 53325261)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 16, 2009
Expires
October 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 9, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · August 12, 2005
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00182519

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vortex Leasing LLC
Type
LLC
Address
5108 Pinetree Cir
Racine, WI 53402-9580

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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