Drone (small UAS)

N309UA

Homebuilt X6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
21-342-1
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

N309UA on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt X6A
Serial
21-342-1
Engines
6
Registered owner
University of Alaska Fairbanks + 1 co-owner
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2021-12-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A34284
Mode S (octal)
50641204
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N309UA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-18
    N309UA previously assigned to a Boeing 737-322 (s/n 23670); cancelled.
Overview

About N309UA

N309UA is a Homebuilt X6A, serial number 21-342-1. 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 December 16, 2021 and expires on December 31, 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 this airframe as N309UA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-03-23 Incident · Chicago, IL NTSB · OPS06IA007A
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N309UA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The probable cause of this incident was the ORD tower local controller's failure to provide sufficient separation between two aircraft departing intersecting runways. Contributing to the incident was the ORD local monitor's failure to monitor the situating and advise the local controller of the developing situation.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Homebuilt X6A aircraft

All 2 Homebuilt X6A registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Alaska

All 9,146 aircraft registered in Alaska →

Own N309UA?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Alaska· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.