Drone (small UAS)

N542NU

Homebuilt AN/FQM-117B

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

N542NU on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt AN/FQM-117B
Serial
MIG NT
Engines
1
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Certificate issued
2021-06-22
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6E099
Mode S (octal)
51560231
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N542NU.
Overview

About N542NU

N542NU is a Homebuilt AN/FQM-117B, serial number MIG NT. The FAA register lists Nasa Langley Research Center as the registrant in Hampton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2021 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 N542NU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N542NU.

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.