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N490EK

GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS UBC97000-10 · 2021 · Valid

N490EK is a GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS UBC97000-10 (year 2021), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-10-25. Owner type: entity. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database; accident and incident history is in NTSB CAROL.

Snapshot date: 2026-10-25 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
GA-6-1514
Issued
Mar 4, 2021
Expires
Mar 31, 2028
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
CA

Registered owner

GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC

POWAY, CA

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentGENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INCcertificate issued Mar 4, 2021
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history

We don't import NTSB accident data, so this profile can't say whether N490EK has an accident or incident record. Search the tail number in NTSB CAROL, including any earlier N-numbers the aircraft carried. Open NTSB CAROL.

Airworthiness Directives

We don't import the FAA AD library, so this profile lists no ADs. Which ADs apply to N490EK depends on its airframe, engine, propeller, installed equipment and serial ranges — search each in the FAA AD library (DRS) and check the logbook AD record with your A&P.

Type certificate

GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS UBC97000-10 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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