Drone (small UAS)

N401BN

2015 Latitude Engineering HQ-40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
0005
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
Honda GX-35
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Latitude Engineering LLC (LLC)
Based
Tucson, AZ
Registration record

N401BN on the FAA register

Type
2015 Latitude Engineering HQ-40
Serial
0005
Engines
Honda GX-35
Registered owner
Latitude Engineering LLC
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
2015-08-10
Airworthiness date
2017-08-24
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental
Mode S (hex)
A4B07E
Mode S (octal)
51130176
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category).
  • 2015-08-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N401BN.
Overview

About N401BN

N401BN is a 2015 Latitude Engineering HQ-40, serial number 0005. The FAA register lists Latitude Engineering LLC as the registrant in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a drone (small uas) and one Honda GX-35 engine. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category, dated August 24, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N401BN. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-06-03 Incident · Dallas,Tx, 43 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0010
Reported aircraft: Boeing B-727 — a different aircraft that carried the N401BN registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PENNAGE OF BOEING 727,N405BN.MINOR DMG.

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

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Arizona

All 8,422 aircraft registered in Arizona →
More from Latitude Engineering

Latitude Engineering models on the register

Own N401BN?

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

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Arizona· 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.