Electric aircraft

N9288A

Always Blue Skies Blackfly V3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
SN104-0064
Class
Electric aircraft
Engines
8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Always Blue Skies Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Palo Alto, CA
Registration record

N9288A on the FAA register

Type
Always Blue Skies Blackfly V3
Serial
SN104-0064
Engines
8
Registered owner
Always Blue Skies Inc
Palo Alto, CA
Certificate issued
2022-01-04
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ACDF53
Mode S (octal)
53157523
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N9288A to the current registrant.
  • 2013-09-17
    N9288A previously assigned to a Cessna 170A (s/n 19375); cancelled.
Overview

About N9288A

N9288A is an Always Blue Skies Blackfly V3, serial number SN104-0064. The FAA register lists Always Blue Skies Inc as the registrant in Palo Alto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric aircraft and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9288A. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-06-29 Accident · California,Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2487
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170A — a different aircraft that carried the N9288A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S AT TREE TOP HEIGHT.
1973-04-13 Accident · Batavia,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0733
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170A — a different aircraft that carried the N9288A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T WHEEL AXEL UP AND AFT INNER WHEEL CTCD HOUSING.

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.