# N707TR: 2005 Ratliff Thomas H HUMMEL BIRD, registration cancelled 2018-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ratliff Thomas H HUMMEL BIRD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ratliff-thomas-h-hummel-bird) (registry code 05618DI)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 2005
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2004
- Last registry action: April 7, 2008
- Mode S code: A97048
- Owner when cancelled: [Ratliff Thomas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATLIFF%20THOMAS%20H)
- Location: [Salisbury, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Salisbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3147° N, 75.5324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21804, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707TR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=707TR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707TR-2018-01-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Ratliff Thomas H HUMMEL BIRD: https://openairdocs.org/model/ratliff-thomas-h-hummel-bird.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 NYC05LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA121), Jul 19, 2005: Ratliff Hummel Bird (N707TR), Pittsville, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into 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 20050719018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050719018989A), Jul 19, 2005: Amtr HUMMELBIRD (N707TR), Pittsville, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) At approximately 11:00 am on July 19, 2005, during the first flight of the pilot [privacy data omitted] experimental amateur home built, a hummel bird,…

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