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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N490AT

Grote Matthew R EX RATED 69 GOAT HD

N490AT is a Grote Matthew R EX RATED 69 GOAT HD, a balloon with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 16, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Grote Matthew R
Model
EX RATED 69 GOAT HD
Serial number
EX69 GOAT
Type
Balloon
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A6102A (octal 51410052)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 16, 2026
Expires
March 31, 2033
Last FAA action
March 16, 2026
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01538339

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Grote Matthew
Type
Individual
Address
580 Casper Rd SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124-3459

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

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