Drone (small UAS)

N505NU

Homebuilt Edge 540

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
22
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center (Government)
Based
Hampton, VA
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Registration record

N505NU on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Edge 540
Serial
22
Engines
1
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Certificate issued
2015-03-12
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A64DC2
Mode S (octal)
51446702
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N505NU.
Overview

About N505NU

N505NU is a Homebuilt Edge 540, serial number 22. The FAA register lists Nasa Langley Research Center as the registrant in Hampton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2015 and expires on March 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 N505NU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N505NU.

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.