N83AU
N83AU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aurora Flight Sciences (Boeing) PEGASUS built in 2018. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 29, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired".
Aurora Flight Sciences (Boeing) PEGASUS cancelled June 29, 2021
- Serial number
- AU-083
- Type
- Hybrid lift · Electric
- Year built
- 2018
- Last status
- Registration expired
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 2018
- Last FAA action
- May 2, 2018
- Last owner
- Aurora Flight Sciences CORP (Corporation)
Manassas, VA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Unmanned aircraft, research and development
NTSB accident and incident record under N83AU
DCA19LA154Accident on June 4, 2019 at Manassas, VA: substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aurora PAV · serial 1
a loss of hover lift thrust provided by the eight lift motors due to a false on-ground rotor speed reduction command, resulting from excessive vibration.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site