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Robinson Helicopter R44 II · 2008 · Plainville, CT
N878YE is a 2008 Robinson Helicopter R44 II (serial 12214), registered to Yankee Helicopters LLC (LLC) in Plainville, CT. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from January 2020 (6 years ago). It carries a Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 engine rated at 260 hp, the engine on 91% of registered Robinson Helicopter R44 IIs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AC1639. It is one of 61 Robinson Helicopter R44 II aircraft on the FAA registry. Yankee Helicopters LLC holds 4 aircraft on the registry.
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53 of the 58 registered Robinson Helicopter R44 II carry this engine (91%), across 5 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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