# Shrimplin Johnnie E SPARROW HAWK III

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05630GD
- Manufacturer (registry): SHRIMPLIN JOHNNIE E
- Model: SPARROW HAWK III
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/shrimplin-johnnie-e-sparrow-hawk-iii

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N430HS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430HS): [Merritt Kelli](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRITT%20KELLI), [Lamesa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lamesa), S/N S03-0003

## 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 CEN22LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA150), Mar 23, 2022: Sparrow Hawk III (N430HS), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter during takeoff with strong gusty winds.

## 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 20220323004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220323004109A), Mar 23, 2022: Shrimplin Johnnie E SPARROW HAWK III (N430HS), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. On March 23, 2022, at approximately 1546 CDT, during the takeoff roll-out, N430HS, gyrocopter, registered to an indivdual. The pilot was the only one on aboard…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Clack James F SPARROW HAWK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/clack-james-f-sparrow-hawk-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627IP
- [E Stephen Haggerty SPARROWHAWK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/e-stephen-haggerty-sparrowhawk-iii): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05635EU

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