Drone (small UAS)

N563NU

Freefly Systems Alta 8 Pro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2688680
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center (Government)
Based
Hampton, VA
Registration record

N563NU on the FAA register

Type
Freefly Systems Alta 8 Pro
Serial
2688680
Engines
8
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Certificate issued
2022-04-14
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A7334E
Mode S (octal)
51631516
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N563NU.
Overview

About N563NU

N563NU is a Freefly Systems Alta 8 Pro, serial number 2688680. The FAA register lists Nasa Langley Research Center as the registrant in Hampton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 N563NU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N563NU.

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.