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N557NU

FREEFLY SYSTEMS ALTA 8 PRO · — · Valid

N557NU is a FREEFLY SYSTEMS ALTA 8 PRO (year —), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
ECN2688782
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
VA

Registered owner

NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER

HAMPTON, VA

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

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTERsince —
  • 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(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N557NU in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N557NU.

Type certificate

FREEFLY SYSTEMS ALTA 8 PRO is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the FREEFLY SYSTEMS family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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