Drone (small UAS)

N148US

Ascending Technologies Firefly

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
33972000
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of Nebraska Lincoln (Government)
Based
Lincoln, NE
Registration record

N148US on the FAA register

Type
Ascending Technologies Firefly
Serial
33972000
Engines
6
Registered owner
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Certificate issued
2015-06-02
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0C23B
Mode S (octal)
50141073
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N148US to the current registrant.
  • 2001-12-14
    N148US previously assigned to a Douglas DC-10-40 (s/n 46757); cancelled.
Overview

About N148US

N148US is an Ascending Technologies Firefly, serial number 33972000. The FAA register lists University of Nebraska Lincoln as the registrant in Lincoln, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 N148US.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N148US.

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.