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N488SG

General Atomics UBC97000-18

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N488SG is a General Atomics UBC97000-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with turboprop engines, built in 2025. It is unmanned. It is registered to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC, a corporation in Poway, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 2, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for unmanned aircraft, research and development; unmanned aircraft, crew training, dated December 19, 2025.

Aircraft

Maker
General Atomics (United States)
FAA spelling: GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS
Model
UBC97000-18
Serial number
GA-6-1604
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Turboprop, 1 motor · Honeywell TPE331-10 SER · 940 hp
Seats
0
Year built
2025
Transponder code
A607E8 (octal 51403750)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 2, 2025
Expires
June 30, 2032
Last FAA action
June 2, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Unmanned aircraft, research and development; Unmanned aircraft, crew training · December 19, 2025
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01500570

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC
Type
Corporation
Address
14200 Kirkham Way
Poway, CA 92064-7103

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data