Edward 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.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Edward M Hatten
- Model
- ECLIPSE 10
- Serial number
- 08175411014
- Type
- Gyroplane
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 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 registration
- Certificate issued
- August 18, 2023
- Expires
- August 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built · April 13, 2021
- FAA region
- Great Lakes
- FAA record id
- 01312190
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Funfsinn John J
- Type
- Individual
- 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
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
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.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN26LA081 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Holiman PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerline while maneuvering.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for FTW99LA042 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data