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Drone · FAA record as of October 30, 2026
N282SC

DJI MAVIC 3 ENTER THERM

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesAgricultural dronesElectricLouisiana

N282SC is a DJI MAVIC 3 ENTER THERM, a rotorcraft powered by electric motors (a helicopter or multicopter). It is unmanned. It is registered to St Chalres Parish Sheriffs Office, a government body in Luling, Louisiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 4, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
DJI (China)
Model
MAVIC 3 ENTER THERM · all MAVIC 3 ENTER THERMs and related versions
Built of
carbon fibre and plastic
A drone: a carbon-fibre or moulded plastic frame carrying electric motors, batteries and the flight computer. This is how the DJI MAVIC 3 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
1581F5FJD239G00DZLLE
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
ElectricFAA type of engine code 10 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 4 motors
Seats
0
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A2D6FC (octal 50553374)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
December 4, 2023
Expires
December 31, 2030
Last FAA action
December 4, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01428976

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
St Chalres Parish Sheriffs Office
Type
GovernmentFAA type of owner code 5 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
220 Judge Edward Dufresne Pkwy
Luling, LA 70070-6235

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

2011-09-21Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER · Valid registration
2002-09-06Boeing 727-225 · exported to Nigeria · Valid registration

Connections how N282SC links to the rest of the register

Design
Owner
Place
  • Luling, LA 15 aircraft registered in this town
  • Louisiana 3,734 aircraft registered

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N282SC.json.

Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N282SC, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to St Chalres Parish Sheriffs Office, a government body, certificate issued December 4, 2023, expires December 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate

No airworthiness certificate is on file. Usual for a newly registered aircraft, a project, or an aircraft that has not flown since a change of registration; ask for the certificate. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1581F5FJD239G00DZLLE for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N282SC was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (serial 06SC006, cancelled September 21, 2011); Boeing 727-225 (serial 22558, cancelled September 6, 2002). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

2 NTSB records under N282SC: Accident on May 14, 2011 at Arlington, WA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Accident on May 28, 1999 at Sterling, VA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 2

WPR11LA223Accident on May 14, 2011 at Arlington, WA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 06SC006

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser · operated under 091

The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the takeoff climb, which resulted in a stall at low altitude and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired performance from over-the-counter medications.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

NYC99LA127Accident on May 28, 1999 at Sterling, VA: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 22558

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 727 · operated under 121

Inadequate visual lookout by the tug operator. A factor in this accident was inadequate pushback procedures by the airline which failed to provide proper assistance (wing walkers) to the tug operator.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data