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N917KU

GENERAL ATOMICS MQ-9 BLOCK 1 · — · Valid

N917KU is a GENERAL ATOMICS MQ-9 BLOCK 1 (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
GA-6-1038
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
DC

Registered owner

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

WASHINGTON, DC

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

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentDEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYsince —
  • 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 N917KU 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 N917KU.

Type certificate

GENERAL ATOMICS MQ-9 BLOCK 1 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the GENERAL ATOMICS family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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