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A DJI MATRICE 600, the same model family as N8909Q
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Drone · FAA record as of November 6, 2026
N8909Q

DJI MATRICE 600 PRO

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesAgricultural dronesElectricTexas
Records check, free: 3 to understand, 2 clear

N8909Q is a DJI MATRICE 600 PRO, a rotorcraft powered by electric motors (a helicopter or multicopter). It is unmanned. It is registered to Soutex INC, a corporation in Port Arthur, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 19, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
DJI (China)
Model
MATRICE 600 PRO · all MATRICE 600 PROs 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 MATRICE 600 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
SS3-PM8201512
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, 6 motors
Seats
0
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AC48F6 (octal 53044366)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
August 19, 2020
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01320332

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Soutex INC
Type
CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
3737 Doctors Dr
Port Arthur, TX 77642-5523

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 1

2013-09-13Aero Commander S2R · Registration expired, pending cancellation

Connections how N8909Q links to the rest of the register

Design
Owner
  • Soutex INC 3 aircraft registered to this organisation
Place
  • Port Arthur, TX 13 aircraft registered in this town
  • Texas 29,966 aircraft registered
Record
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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N8909Q.json.

Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N8909Q, 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 Soutex INC, a corporation, certificate issued August 19, 2020, expires August 31, 2027. 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 SS3-PM8201512 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N8909Q was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Aero Commander S2R (serial 1579R, cancelled September 13, 2013). 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

1 NTSB record under N8909Q: Accident on March 6, 1985 at Bradley, AR: 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 1

MKC85LA068Accident on March 6, 1985 at Bradley, AR: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 1579R

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander S2R · operated under 091

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 November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 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.

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data