Light jet

N9168S

Homebuilt MQ-9 Block 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
GA-6-1024
Class
Light jet
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N9168S on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt MQ-9 Block 1
Serial
GA-6-1024
Engines
1
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2021-09-01
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ACB076
Mode S (octal)
53130166
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N9168S to the current registrant.
  • 2012-11-19
    N9168S previously assigned to a Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23 (s/n M-1782); cancelled.
Overview

About N9168S

N9168S is a Homebuilt MQ-9 Block 1, serial number GA-6-1024. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 1, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9168S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-04-23 Accident · Homer,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1290
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C23 — a different aircraft that carried the N9168S registration before this airframe.
1976-07-20 Accident · Cantwell,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2644
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C23 — a different aircraft that carried the N9168S 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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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.