Electric rotorcraft

N157L

Homebuilt HD580

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
5300C7A6
Class
Electric rotorcraft
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lortons Inc (Corporation)
Based
Greenfield, IL
Registration record

N157L on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt HD580
Serial
5300C7A6
Engines
4
Registered owner
Lortons Inc
Greenfield, IL
Certificate issued
2026-08-19
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0E52A
Mode S (octal)
50162452
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N157L to the current registrant.
  • 2014-09-05
    N157L previously assigned to a Beechcraft C-45H (s/n AF-50); cancelled.
Overview

About N157L

N157L is a Homebuilt HD580, serial number 5300C7A6. The FAA register lists Lortons Inc as the registrant in Greenfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric rotorcraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N157L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-31 Accident · Patrick Afb,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2641
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N157L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GR POSITION FROM INDICATOR UPON MANUAL EXTENSION.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.