Hybrid-lift aircraft

N566NU

Homebuilt Plato 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
ECN2686013
Class
Hybrid-lift aircraft
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center (Government)
Based
Hampton, VA
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Registration record

N566NU on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Plato 2
Serial
ECN2686013
Engines
4
Registered owner
Nasa Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Certificate issued
2023-10-04
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A73E73
Mode S (octal)
51637163
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N566NU.
Overview

About N566NU

N566NU is a Homebuilt Plato 2, serial number ECN2686013. The FAA register lists Nasa Langley Research Center as the registrant in Hampton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 4, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a hybrid-lift aircraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N566NU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N566NU.

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.