Piston helicopter

N552H

2022 Homebuilt Hummingbird

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
2005
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Weirsdale, FL
Registration record

N552H on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt Hummingbird
Serial
2005
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Weirsdale, FL
Certificate issued
2022-07-13
Airworthiness date
2022-08-13
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A70788
Mode S (octal)
51603610
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vertical Aviation Technologies HUMMINGBIRD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-07-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N552H to the current registrant.
  • 2004-06-04
    N552H previously assigned to a Enstrom F-28C (s/n 347); cancelled.
Overview

About N552H

N552H is a 2022 Homebuilt Hummingbird, serial number 2005. It is registered to an individual in Weirsdale, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 13, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 August 13, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N552H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-10-02 Accident · Evergreen, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN92LA001
Reported aircraft: Enstrom F-28C — a different aircraft that carried the N552H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT TYPE.

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.