Piston helicopter

N777TC

2018 Homebuilt Hummer 260L

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2018
Serial
0834
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435-A1F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Byrdstown, TN
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Registration record

N777TC on the FAA register

Type
2018 Homebuilt Hummer 260L
Serial
0834
Engines
Lycoming VO-435-A1F
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Byrdstown, TN
Certificate issued
2018-08-23
Airworthiness date
2018-09-13
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA84B4
Mode S (octal)
52502264
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vertical Aviation Technologies HUMMINGBIRD 260L
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-18
    Accident at Livingston, TN; damage: substantial.
  • 2018-09-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2018-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N777TC to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-17
    N777TC previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-2632); cancelled.
Overview

About N777TC

N777TC is a 2018 Homebuilt Hummer 260L, serial number 0834. It is registered to an individual in Byrdstown, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 September 13, 2018.

N777TC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-08-18 Accident · Livingston, TN Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA21LA335
Reported aircraft: Hummer 260L
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s operation of the helicopter in a flight regime that would not allow for a successful autorotative landing.

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.