Drone (small UAS)

N7731Y

Freefly Systems Alta 6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
222228
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Us Food and Drug Administration + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Gaithersburg, MD
Registration record

N7731Y on the FAA register

Type
Freefly Systems Alta 6
Serial
222228
Engines
6
Registered owner
Us Food and Drug Administration + 1 co-owner
Gaithersburg, MD
Certificate issued
2016-09-20
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AA76BE
Mode S (octal)
52473276
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N7731Y.
Overview

About N7731Y

N7731Y is a Freefly Systems Alta 6, serial number 222228. The FAA register lists Us Food and Drug Administration + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2016 and expires on September 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 this airframe as N7731Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-08-09 Accident · Meridan,Iowa, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2662
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N7731Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SOYBEAN CROP ON PULL-OUT,DMGD WINGS.

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.