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N490EK

General Atomics UBC97000-10

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N490EK is a General Atomics UBC97000-10, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with turboprop engines, built in 2021. 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 March 4, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for unmanned aircraft, research and development; unmanned aircraft, market survey; unmanned aircraft, crew training, dated September 11, 2024.

Aircraft

Maker
General Atomics (United States)
FAA spelling: GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS
Model
UBC97000-10
Serial number
GA-6-1514
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Turboprop, 1 motor · Honeywell TPE331-10 SER · 940 hp
Seats
0
Year built
2021
Transponder code
A61086 (octal 51410206)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 4, 2021
Expires
March 31, 2028
Last FAA action
September 11, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Unmanned aircraft, research and development; Unmanned aircraft, market survey; Unmanned aircraft, crew training · September 11, 2024
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01332342

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