# N256H: 2011 Collier Matthew RV-10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Collier Matthew RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/collier-matthew-rv-10) (registry code 05630TY, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 40845
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 2011
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A26E77
- Registered owner: [Saint Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAINT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Dunnellon, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunnellon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0649° N, 82.3746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34432, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=256H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256H

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Collier Matthew RV-10)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N256H.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N256H.

## Reports on N256H not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N256H, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830104000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830104000819A), Jan 4, 1983: Doug A26CSHIELDS (N256H), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed during taxi out for takeoff. Gear selector in neutral position allowed gear retraction.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N256H

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N256H before.

- [Cancelled 1933-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256H-1933-05-08): Curtiss Wright FALCON MAILPLANE, S/N 18. Owner: [W E Tyron](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20E%20TYRON), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

## Related

- Other Collier Matthew RV-10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/collier-matthew-rv-10/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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