Single-engine piston

N246VU

2021 Vu Holdings Llc/Dba Vanilla Un VA 001

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2021
Serial
18656A26444
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vu Holdings LLC + 1 co-owner (LLC)
Based
Hollywood, MD
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Registration record

N246VU on the FAA register

Type
2021 Vu Holdings Llc/Dba Vanilla Un VA 001
Serial
18656A26444
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Vu Holdings LLC + 1 co-owner
Hollywood, MD
Certificate issued
2021-12-20
Airworthiness date
2024-08-06
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental
Mode S (hex)
A24837
Mode S (octal)
50444067
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-20
    Accident at Ninilchik, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category).
  • 2021-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N246VU.
Overview

About N246VU

N246VU is a 2021 Vu Holdings Llc/Dba Vanilla Un VA 001, serial number 18656A26444. The FAA register lists Vu Holdings LLC + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Hollywood, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category, dated August 6, 2024.

N246VU has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-08-20 Accident · Ninilchik, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC25LA091
Reported aircraft: Vu Holdings Llc/Dba Vanilla Un VA 001
Preliminary report: On August 20, 2025, at about 0632 Alaska daylight time, a Platform Aerospace VA 001 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), N246VU, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident on a beachside cliff near Ninilchik, Alaska. The aircraft was unmanned. The aircraft was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Public Use Armed Forces Aircraft on a Certificate of Authorization (COA) Waiver. According to the operator, the airplane was returning to Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai Alaska after a 72-hour continuous flight to Shemya Island. While flying over open water at an altitude of 5500 ft msl, less than an hour from its expected return, the UAS experienced a total loss…
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Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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