Drone (small UAS)

N198US

Ascending Technologies Firefly

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
33971900
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Government)
Based
Lincoln, NE
Registration record

N198US on the FAA register

Type
Ascending Technologies Firefly
Serial
33971900
Engines
6
Registered owner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Certificate issued
2015-06-03
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A187B6
Mode S (octal)
50303666
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N198US to the current registrant.
  • 2012-04-20
    N198US previously assigned to a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F (s/n 47045); cancelled.
Overview

About N198US

N198US is an Ascending Technologies Firefly, serial number 33971900. The FAA register lists University of Nebraska-Lincoln as the registrant in Lincoln, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 3, 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 N198US.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N198US.

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.