Drone (small UAS)

N738VP

DJI Phantom 3 Profession

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
P76DCG31016675
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Plant Sciences Inc (Corporation)
Based
Watsonville, CA
Registration record

N738VP on the FAA register

Type
DJI Phantom 3 Profession
Serial
P76DCG31016675
Engines
4
Registered owner
Plant Sciences Inc
Watsonville, CA
Certificate issued
2016-05-20
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A9EAAC
Mode S (octal)
52365254
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N738VP to the current registrant.
  • 1995-06-13
    N738VP previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17270274); cancelled.
Overview

About N738VP

N738VP is a DJI Phantom 3 Profession, serial number P76DCG31016675. The FAA register lists Plant Sciences Inc as the registrant in Watsonville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2016 and expires on May 31, 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 this airframe as N738VP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-07-17 Accident · Columbus, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC91LA186
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N738VP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND COLLISION WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO TAXI ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE AND NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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.