# N4045: 2010 Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L HUMMINGBIRD, registration cancelled 2022-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L HUMMINGBIRD](https://openairdocs.org/model/vertical-aviation-technologies-260l-hummingbird) (registry code 05630MH)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1079
- Year built: 2010
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 2011
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2015
- Last registry action: August 17, 2018
- Mode S code: A4BE84
- Owner when cancelled: [Zeigler Corey M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEIGLER%20COREY%20M)
- Location: [Harrisville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Harrisville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.1508° N, 75.3043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13648, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4045
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4045-2022-02-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L HUMMINGBIRD: https://openairdocs.org/model/vertical-aviation-technologies-260l-hummingbird.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 ERA18TA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA076), Jan 28, 2018: Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L Hummingbird (N4045), Harrisville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of an electric fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.

## 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 20180128006169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180128006169A), Jan 28, 2018: Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L HUMMINGBIRD (N4045), Harrisville, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed potsdam kptd around 3 pm on Sunday, January 28. I was about 6 miles from Harrisville on a direct course at 80 KTS and 500 feet AGL. I felt…

## Other aircraft with N4045

- [Cancelled 1995-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4045-1995-10-26): Great Lakes HOMEBUILT, S/N 6906F161B. Owner: [Connor Jack](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNOR%20JACK), [Radford, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Radford)

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