Drone (small UAS)

N550NU

Homebuilt Tarot X-6-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
001
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

N550NU on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Tarot X-6-1
Serial
001
Engines
6
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Certificate issued
2017-02-21
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A700AA
Mode S (octal)
51600252
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N550NU.
Overview

About N550NU

N550NU is a Homebuilt Tarot X-6-1, serial number 001. The FAA register lists Nasa Langley Research Center as the registrant in Hampton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 N550NU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N550NU.

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.