Piston helicopter

N5179

2007 Homebuilt Hummingbird

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
623
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435-A1F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Findlay, OH
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Registration record

N5179 on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Hummingbird
Serial
623
Engines
Lycoming VO-435-A1F
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Findlay, OH
Certificate issued
2025-05-08
Airworthiness date
2007-08-11
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A67F03
Mode S (octal)
51477403
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vertical Aviation Technologies HUMMINGBIRD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N5179.
  • 2007-08-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N5179

N5179 is a 2007 Homebuilt Hummingbird, serial number 623. It is registered to an individual in Findlay, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-435-A1F engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 11, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5179.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5179.

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.