# N2227S: 1990 Hoopes Todd C HUMMELBIRD, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hoopes Todd C HUMMELBIRD](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoopes-todd-c-hummelbird) (registry code 05616G8)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: GW1244
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1990
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1990
- Last registry action: January 14, 1997
- Mode S code: A1EBCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hoopes Todd C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOPES%20TODD%20C)
- Location: [Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7494° N, 111.9815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84104, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2227S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2227S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2227S-2013-09-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hoopes Todd C HUMMELBIRD: https://openairdocs.org/model/hoopes-todd-c-hummelbird.md

## 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 SEA93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA150), Jul 8, 1993: Hoopes Hummelbird (N2227S), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FRACTURED CRANKSHAFT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19930707022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022779A), Jul 7, 1993: Amtr HUMMINGBIRD (N2227S), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Loud engine bang and vibration at cruise. Shutdown. Landed in field. Crankshaft had broke at wet between journals.
- [Incident 19900727029159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727029159I), Jul 27, 1990: Amtr HUMMINGBIRD (N2227S), Tooele, UT, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff because aircraft felt different. Lost control and veered off runway and nosed over.

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