Piston helicopter

N5560Z

2012 Homebuilt Butterfly Aurora

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
139
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Whitewater, KS
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Registration record

N5560Z on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Butterfly Aurora
Serial
139
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Whitewater, KS
Certificate issued
2018-02-09
Airworthiness date
2012-05-30
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A71825
Mode S (octal)
51614045
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5560Z to the current registrant.
  • 2012-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2007-10-26
    N5560Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 (s/n 22-9357); cancelled.
Overview

About N5560Z

N5560Z is a 2012 Homebuilt Butterfly Aurora, serial number 139. It is registered to an individual in Whitewater, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 9, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 30, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5560Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-01-18 Accident · Cheswold Del, 08 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0079
Reported aircraft: Piper PA22 — a different aircraft that carried the N5560Z 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.