# N829SH: 2012 Herr Richard S HUMMINGBIRD 260L

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Herr Richard S HUMMINGBIRD 260L](https://openairdocs.org/model/herr-richard-s-hummingbird-260l) (registry code 05631ND, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1146
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vertical Aviation Technologies HUMMINGBIRD 260L
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 20, 2012
- Certificate issued: February 10, 2012
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: AB53E2
- Registered owners: [Herr Richard S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERR%20RICHARD%20S), [Herr Susan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERR%20SUSAN%20R)
- Location: [Spring Branch, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring%20Branch)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8923° N, 98.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78070, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=829SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N829SH

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 (Herr Richard S HUMMINGBIRD 260L)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA167), Apr 29, 2024: Vertical Aviation Technologies Hummingbird (N829SH), Spring Branch, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and a subsequent impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20240429004759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240429004759A), Apr 29, 2024: Herr Richard S HUMMINGBIRD 260L (N829SH), Spring Branch, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Multiple witnesses observed or heard the helicopter and contacted the local law enforcement and roc. For where the helicopter came to rest, homeowner provided…

## 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 N829SH

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N829SH before.

- [Cancelled 2008-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N829SH-2008-11-25): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3787, built 2005. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Pocono Air Center LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POCONO%20AIR%20CENTER%20LLC), [Claremore, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Claremore)

## Related

- Other Herr Richard S HUMMINGBIRD 260L aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/herr-richard-s-hummingbird-260l/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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