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N558NU

FREEFLY SYSTEMS ALTA X · — · Valid

N558NU is a FREEFLY SYSTEMS ALTA X (year —), 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
1792C0000000008B2
Issued
Jun 5, 2021
Expires
Jun 30, 2028
Type aircraft
Rotorcraft
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 CENTERcertificate issued Jun 5, 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 N558NU 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 N558NU 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

FREEFLY SYSTEMS ALTA X 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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