Single-engine piston

N831HC

2017 Homebuilt Early BIRD Jenny

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2017
Serial
532
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coby Mark E + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Kernersville, NC
Registration record

N831HC on the FAA register

Type
2017 Homebuilt Early BIRD Jenny
Serial
532
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Coby Mark E + 1 co-owner
Kernersville, NC
Certificate issued
2017-11-13
Airworthiness date
2019-08-04
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB5CC3
Mode S (octal)
52656303
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-27
    Accident at Stoneville, NC; damage: destroyed.
  • 2019-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2017-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N831HC.
Overview

About N831HC

N831HC is a 2017 Homebuilt Early BIRD Jenny, serial number 532. The FAA register lists Coby Mark E + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Kernersville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 4, 2019.

N831HC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-05-27 Accident · Stoneville, NC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR21FA210
Reported aircraft: Mark Coby Early BIRD Jenny
Probable cause: The pilot s exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control.

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.