Piston helicopter

N510EA

2017 Ela Aviation Usa Eclipse 10

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2017
Serial
10165111014
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Golden, CO
Registration record

N510EA on the FAA register

Type
2017 Ela Aviation Usa Eclipse 10
Serial
10165111014
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Golden, CO
Certificate issued
2025-10-31
Airworthiness date
2017-03-04
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A661D4
Mode S (octal)
51460724
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Ela Aviacion ECLIPSE 10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-29
    Accident at Boulder, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N510EA to the current registrant.
  • 2017-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1995-02-03
    N510EA previously assigned to a Boeing 757-225 (s/n 22200); cancelled.
Overview

About N510EA

N510EA is a 2017 Ela Aviation Usa Eclipse 10, serial number 10165111014. It is registered to an individual in Golden, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 914UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 4, 2017.

N510EA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-29 Accident · Boulder, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA152
Reported aircraft: Ela ELA10
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff in gusting wind conditions.
NTSB report ↗
1988-04-16 Accident · San Jose Serious injury NTSB · MIA88WA161
Reported aircraft: Boeing 757-225 — a different aircraft that carried the N510EA registration before this airframe.

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.