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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 30, 2026Edward M Hatten ECLIPSE 10
N396S is an Edward M Hatten ECLIPSE 10, a gyroplane with a piston engine, built in 2020. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Peru, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 18, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated April 13, 2021.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Edward M Hatten
- Model
- ECLIPSE 10
- Serial number
- 08175411014
- Type
- GyroplaneFAA type of aircraft code 9 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 914 SERIES · 100 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2020
- Kit
- ELA AVIACION ECLIPSE 10
- Transponder code
- A49AA3 (octal 51115243)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 18, 2023
- Expires
- August 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2023
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · April 13, 2021
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01312190
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Funfsinn John J
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 2128 14Th St
Peru, IL 61354-1616
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N396S links to the rest of the register
- Edward M Hatten 2 aircraft on the register
- Rotax 914 series 228 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
- Peru, IL 14 aircraft registered in this town
- Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Field · VYS
- Illinois 8,055 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N396S, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Funfsinn John J, an individual, certificate issued August 18, 2023, expires August 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated April 13, 2021, consistent with the 2020 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 08175411014 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N396S was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Holiman PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (serial AH-1, cancelled March 16, 2009). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N396S: Accident on December 23, 2025 at Morris, IL: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on December 2, 1998 at England, AR: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ela ELA10 · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure obtain the proper rotor rpm before applying power for the takeoff roll which resulted in a loss of control.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Holiman PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerline while maneuvering.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data