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N8518W

1984 Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA

Helicopter · serial 0425

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2028.

Registered owner

Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: Po Box 1674, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Fleet: 75 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA
Year built: 1984
Serial number: 0425
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 2
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Apr 4, 1984)
Mode S code: ABAE94 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 6, 2012 · last FAA action Jun 23, 2023

Past registrations of N8518W

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Jun 30, 1970 Piper PA-28-235 · serial 28-10019 Twin City Flying Club Inc · Kelso, WA

What a Robinson R22 looks likePhoto of a Robinson R22, not this aircraft: Jeroen Stroes Aviation Photography, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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