Drone (small UAS)

N979UA

Homebuilt S500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
QD-1001
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of Alaska Fairbanks Acuasi (Government)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N979UA on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt S500
Serial
QD-1001
Engines
4
Registered owner
University of Alaska Fairbanks Acuasi
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2017-02-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ADA6D7
Mode S (octal)
53323327
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N979UA to the current registrant.
  • 2007-02-21
    N979UA previously assigned to a Boeing 737-291 (s/n 21544); cancelled.
Overview

About N979UA

N979UA is a Homebuilt S500, serial number QD-1001. The FAA register lists University of Alaska Fairbanks Acuasi as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2017 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 N979UA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N979UA.

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.