Single-engine piston

N510DH

2024 Homebuilt Badlands Vaquero

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2024
Serial
010
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 916 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elko, NV
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Registration record

N510DH on the FAA register

Type
2024 Homebuilt Badlands Vaquero
Serial
010
Engines
Rotax 916 IS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elko, NV
Certificate issued
2024-08-08
Airworthiness date
2024-09-03
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A661C2
Mode S (octal)
51460702
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-27
    Accident at West Wendover, NV; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-09-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2024-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N510DH.
Overview

About N510DH

N510DH is a 2024 Homebuilt Badlands Vaquero, serial number 010. It is registered to an individual in Elko, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 916 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 3, 2024.

N510DH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-10-27 Accident · West Wendover, NV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR25LA025
Reported aircraft: Badlands Vaquero
Preliminary report: On October 27, 2024, about 0915 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Badlands Vaquero airplane, N510DH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near West Wendover, Nevada. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during cruise flight, about 3,000 ft above ground level, flames appeared from the right side of the engine cowling. The pilot shut the fuel and the engine off, initiated an emergency descent, and initiated a forced landing on an interstate service road. After he landed, the pilot evacuated the airplane, and the fire continued, which consumed a…
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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.