Drone (small UAS)

N8797F

Homebuilt Yuneec H520

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
YU17510208B00A01
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Government)
Based
Oak Ridge, TN
Registration record

N8797F on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Yuneec H520
Serial
YU17510208B00A01
Engines
6
Registered owner
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Certificate issued
2020-02-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AC1B18
Mode S (octal)
53015430
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8797F to the current registrant.
  • 2012-11-15
    N8797F previously assigned to a Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A (s/n 0106); cancelled.
Overview

About N8797F

N8797F is a Homebuilt Yuneec H520, serial number YU17510208B00A01. The FAA register lists Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the registrant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 N8797F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-08-30 Accident · Tamiami,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3702
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269A — a different aircraft that carried the N8797F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TOUCHDWN & ACFT WENT INTO GND RESONANCE.

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.