Piston helicopter

N256

1972 Homebuilt DHG B-8M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
100
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mccoy, TX
Registration record

N256 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt DHG B-8M
Serial
100
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mccoy, TX
Certificate issued
2011-10-12
Airworthiness date
1979-05-07
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A26DC7
Mode S (octal)
50466707
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N256.
  • 1979-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N256

N256 is a 1972 Homebuilt DHG B-8M, serial number 100. It is registered to an individual in Mccoy, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 12, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 7, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N256.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N256.

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.