Drone (small UAS)

N209LS

Homebuilt X6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
13935
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (Government)
Based
Corpus Christi, TX
Registration record

N209LS on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt X6
Serial
13935
Engines
6
Registered owner
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Certificate issued
2019-06-14
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A1B47D
Mode S (octal)
50332175
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N209LS.
Overview

About N209LS

N209LS is a Homebuilt X6, serial number 13935. 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 June 14, 2019 and expires on June 30, 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 this airframe as N209LS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-11-11 Accident · Sugar Land, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · DFW08LA030
Reported aircraft: Gulfstream G-IV — a different aircraft that carried the N209LS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The collapsed of the nose landing gear due to shimmy as the result of the improper installation of the nose landing gear upper torque arm pin by the flight crew during the preflight inspection of the aircraft.

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.