FAA aircraft registration
N565NU
NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER PLATO 1 · — · Valid
N565NU is a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER PLATO 1 (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
- ECN2686012
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2023
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2030
- Type aircraft
- Hybrid lift
- 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 Oct 3, 2023
- 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 N565NU 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 N565NU 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
NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER PLATO 1 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-10-25
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-10-25
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-10-25
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-10-25