# N98WB: 2012 Florida Helicopter HUMMINGBIRD 260L

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Florida Helicopter HUMMINGBIRD 260L](https://openairdocs.org/model/florida-helicopter-hummingbird-260l) (registry code 056305R, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 622
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vertical Aviation Technologies HUMMINGBIRD 260L
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 2012
- Certificate issued: February 17, 2012
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: ADAAC1
- Registered owner: [Xtango3 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XTANGO3%20LLC)
- Location: [Reston, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Reston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9810° N, 77.3408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20194, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98WB

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 (Florida Helicopter HUMMINGBIRD 260L)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N98WB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N98WB.

## 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 N98WB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N98WB before.

- [Cancelled 2004-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98WB-2004-08-12): Bertrand Wf/Warner DC THORP T-18, S/N 524, built 1993. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bertrand William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERTRAND%20WILLIAM%20F), [Harrison, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Harrison)

## Related

- Other Florida Helicopter HUMMINGBIRD 260L aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/florida-helicopter-hummingbird-260l/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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