Drone (small UAS)

N516NU

Homebuilt Y-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
Y-6-1
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center (Government)
Based
Hampton, VA
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Registration record

N516NU on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Y-6
Serial
Y-6-1
Engines
6
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Certificate issued
2015-06-02
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A678F8
Mode S (octal)
51474370
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N516NU.
Overview

About N516NU

N516NU is a Homebuilt Y-6, serial number Y-6-1. The FAA register lists Nasa Langley Research Center as the registrant in Hampton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2015 and expires on June 30, 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 N516NU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N516NU.

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.