Turbine helicopter

N780PA

2018 Swissdrones Operating Ag Sdo 50 V2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2018
Serial
45200417
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Company Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Birmingham, AL
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Registration record

N780PA on the FAA register

Type
2018 Swissdrones Operating Ag Sdo 50 V2
Serial
45200417
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Southern Company Services Inc
Birmingham, AL
Certificate issued
2025-05-23
Airworthiness date
2025-01-24
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental
Mode S (hex)
AA91CC
Mode S (octal)
52510714
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N780PA to the current registrant.
  • 2025-01-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category).
  • 2024-01-18
    Accident at Antioch, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2020-12-11
    N780PA previously assigned to a Altus Intelligence ORC2 (s/n ORC2HL0006); cancelled.
  • 2018
    Manufactured (2018).
  • 2008-03-10
    N780PA previously assigned to a Diamond DA20-C1 (s/n C0480); cancelled.
Overview

About N780PA

N780PA is a 2018 Swissdrones Operating Ag Sdo 50 V2, serial number 45200417. The FAA register lists Southern Company Services Inc as the registrant in Birmingham, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category, dated January 24, 2025.

N780PA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-01-18 Accident · Antioch, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA24LA099
Reported aircraft: Swissdrones Operating Ag Sdo 50 V2
Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a reduction of fuel flow for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the UAS manufacturer s lack of instructions for a partial loss of engine power landing.
NTSB report ↗
1969-02-21 Accident · Houston,Tex, 43 Damage: None NTSB · 1 0043
Reported aircraft: Boeing 720 — a different aircraft that carried the N780PA registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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