Drone (small UAS)

N854AD

Altavian Nova

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1707048
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Government)
Based
Oak Ridge, TN
Registration record

N854AD on the FAA register

Type
Altavian Nova
Serial
1707048
Engines
1
Registered owner
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Certificate issued
2021-10-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ABB638
Mode S (octal)
52733070
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N854AD.
Overview

About N854AD

N854AD is an Altavian Nova, serial number 1707048. The FAA register lists Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the registrant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 N854AD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N854AD.

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.