Single-engine piston

N56Q

1998 Homebuilt Hummelbird

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
HB-01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
North Branch, MN
Registration record

N56Q on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Hummelbird
Serial
HB-01
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
North Branch, MN
Certificate issued
2019-06-26
Airworthiness date
1998-10-16
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A725EF
Mode S (octal)
51622757
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N56Q.
  • 1998-10-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N56Q

N56Q is a 1998 Homebuilt Hummelbird, serial number HB-01. It is registered to an individual in North Branch, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 16, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56Q.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56Q.

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.