Gyroplane

N87HC

2013 Homebuilt Aurora Butterfly

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
B146
Class
Gyroplane
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Purcellville, VA
Registration record

N87HC on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Aurora Butterfly
Serial
B146
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Purcellville, VA
Certificate issued
2014-01-17
Airworthiness date
2014-07-09
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABF4AF
Mode S (octal)
52772257
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2014-01-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N87HC to the current registrant.
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
  • 2009-11-23
    N87HC previously assigned to a Homebuilt HI CO 503W (s/n HC-87001W); cancelled.
Overview

About N87HC

N87HC is a 2013 Homebuilt Aurora Butterfly, serial number B146. It is registered to an individual in Purcellville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 17, 2014 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a gyroplane, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 9, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87HC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87HC.

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.