Single-engine piston

N829SH

2012 Homebuilt Hummingbird 260L

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2012
Serial
1146
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Spring Branch, TX
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Registration record

N829SH on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Hummingbird 260L
Serial
1146
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spring Branch, TX
Certificate issued
2012-02-10
Airworthiness date
2012-09-20
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB53E2
Mode S (octal)
52651742
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-29
    Accident at Spring Branch, TX; damage: destroyed.
  • 2012-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N829SH to the current registrant.
  • 2008-11-25
    N829SH previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 3787); cancelled.
Overview

About N829SH

N829SH is a 2012 Homebuilt Hummingbird 260L, serial number 1146. It is registered to co-owners in Spring Branch, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 20, 2012.

N829SH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-04-29 Accident · Spring Branch, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN24FA167
Reported aircraft: Vertical Aviation Technologies Hummingbird
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and a subsequent impact with terrain.
NTSB report ↗

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.