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N331PF2021 John Preston Ruth HUMMINGBIRD 300L

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 2024)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Feb 29, 2028
Based in
New Hill, NC
owner city / state
Engine
IO-540 SER · 380 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2021
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2024
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
New Hill, NC
Certificate issued
Feb 12, 2021
Expires
Feb 29, 2028
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
May 13, 2021

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
John Preston Ruth
Model
HUMMINGBIRD 300L
Year
2021
Serial number
1907
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vertical Aviation Technologies Hummingbird 300l
Mode S code
A39AD1

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor Io-540 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
380 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2021 – nowIndividual ownerNew Hill, NC · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 1, 2024 · New Hill, NC

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA24LA244

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA24LA244)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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