# N9258H: 1996 Heli-Eagle ULTRASPORT 496, registration cancelled 2002-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending
- Airframe: [Heli-Eagle ULTRASPORT 496](https://openairdocs.org/model/heli-eagle-ultrasport-496) (registry code 05605SQ)
- Engine: [Hirth F30](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30) (registry code 33730)
- Serial number: 00025
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1999
- Last registry action: April 27, 1999
- Mode S code: ACD435
- Location: [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0627° N, 76.5178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23606, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9258H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9258H-2002-04-15

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 Heli-Eagle ULTRASPORT 496: https://openairdocs.org/model/heli-eagle-ultrasport-496.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 NYC00LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA142), May 23, 2000: Heli-Eagle Ultrasport 496 (N9258H), Newport News, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter.

## 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 20000523040609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000523040609A), May 23, 2000: Amtr ULTRASPORT (N9258H), Newport News, VA, Substantial damage. (.4) On may 23, 2000, about 1600 eastern daylight time, a heli-eagle Ultrasport 496, N9258H, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while hovering…

## Other aircraft with N9258H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258H): Wheaton Robin JUST ACFT/HIGHLANDER, S/N JAESC0041, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1949-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9258H-1949-06-16): Cons Vultee/Basinger BT-13A, S/N 6641. Owner: [Hogsett Robert Newton Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOGSETT%20ROBERT%20NEWTON%20JR), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

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