Drone (small UAS)

N243UA

Homebuilt Ptarmigan

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
PTAR 005
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of Alaska Fairbanks + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N243UA on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Ptarmigan
Serial
PTAR 005
Engines
6
Registered owner
University of Alaska Fairbanks + 1 co-owner
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2016-01-27
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A23CE7
Mode S (octal)
50436347
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N243UA.
Overview

About N243UA

N243UA is a Homebuilt Ptarmigan, serial number PTAR 005. The FAA register lists University of Alaska Fairbanks + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2016 and expires on January 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 N243UA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N243UA.

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.