{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"drone","cert_issue_date":"2026-04-22","city":"WASHINGTON","country_code":"US","county_code":"001","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"","engine_horsepower":null,"engine_maker":"","engine_model":"","engine_thrust_lb":null,"expiration_date":"2033-04-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-04-22","maker":"General Atomics","maker_country":"US","maker_raw":"GENERAL ATOMICS","maker_segment":"Defense drones","mfr_mdl_code":"06102M9","mode_s_code":"50461644","mode_s_hex":"A263A4","model":"MQ9A","n_number":"N253LG","name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N253LG is a General Atomics MQ9A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with turbojet engines. It is unmanned. It is registered to Department Of Homeland Security, a government body in Washington, District of Columbia. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 22, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.","region":"Eastern","region_code":"1","registrant_type":"Government","registrant_type_code":"5","seats":0,"serial_number":"09-4063","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"DC","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW","street2":"# 3.4C-37","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Turbojet","type_engine_code":"4","unique_id":"01503092","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N253LG","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"202290002"}