Piston helicopter

N517BT

2025 Homebuilt VRTCL Avn Hummingbrd

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
2003
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Broomfield, CO
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Registration record

N517BT on the FAA register

Type
2025 Homebuilt VRTCL Avn Hummingbrd
Serial
2003
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Broomfield, CO
Certificate issued
2023-02-09
Airworthiness date
2026-05-08
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A67B9B
Mode S (octal)
51475633
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vertical Aviation Technologies HUMMINGBIRD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025
    Manufactured (2025).
  • 2023-02-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N517BT.
Overview

About N517BT

N517BT is a 2025 Homebuilt VRTCL Avn Hummingbrd, serial number 2003. It is registered to co-owners in Broomfield, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 9, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 8, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N517BT.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N517BT.

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.