Drone (small UAS)

N131UA

Homebuilt Penguin C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
PNC0037
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (Government)
Based
Corpus Christi, TX
Registration record

N131UA on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Penguin C
Serial
PNC0037
Engines
1
Registered owner
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Certificate issued
2019-03-30
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A080AB
Mode S (octal)
50100253
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N131UA to the current registrant.
  • 2005-10-11
    N131UA previously assigned to a Boeing 747-422 (s/n 28816); cancelled.
Overview

About N131UA

N131UA is a Homebuilt Penguin C, serial number PNC0037. The FAA register lists Texas A&M University Corpus Christi as the registrant in Corpus Christi, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a drone (small uas).

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N131UA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N131UA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.