{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"drone","cert_issue_date":"2026-11-12","city":"S SAN FRAN","country_code":"US","county_code":"081","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-11-13","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"","engine_horsepower":null,"engine_maker":"","engine_model":"","engine_thrust_lb":null,"expiration_date":"2033-11-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":1,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"drones","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-11-12","maker":"Zipline","maker_country":"US","maker_raw":"ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC","maker_segment":"Delivery and cargo drones","mfr_mdl_code":"06102II","mode_s_code":"50235353","mode_s_hex":"A13AEB","model":"P2 ZIP","n_number":"N179DD","name":"ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"CREEDE","damage":"DEST","date":"1997-08-03","highest_injury":"SERS","ntsb_no":"FTW97LA297","probable_cause":"The pilot's intentional low altitude flight over mountainous terrain, inadequate altitude to clear surrounding obstacles, and his misjudging vertical clearance.  A factor was the pilot's use of an inappropriate chart for navigation.","registration":"N179DD","state":"CO","summary":"Accident on August 3, 1997 at Creede, CO: serious injuries, destroyed.","type":"ACC"},{"city":"MILWAUKEE","damage":"SUBS","date":"1990-04-20","highest_injury":"MINR","ntsb_no":"CHI90LA115","probable_cause":"THE UTILIZATION OF IMPROPER PROCEDURES ON THE PART OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND BY ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A COUPLED APPROACH OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE AUTOPILOT.","registration":"N179DD","state":"WI","summary":"Accident on April 20, 1990 at Milwaukee, WI: minor injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":5,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N179DD is a Zipline P2 ZIP, a hybrid-lift aircraft powered by electric motors (it takes off vertically and flies on wings). It is unmanned. It is registered to Zipline International INC, a corporation in S San Fran, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 12, 2026 and expires on November 30, 2033. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.","records_check":[{"finding":"Valid registration to Zipline International INC, a corporation, certificate issued November 12, 2026, expires November 30, 2033. No fractional interest recorded.","item":"Registration and identity","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Airworthiness certificate","source":1,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18736P24884 for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"N179DD was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Beech F33A (serial CE-743, cancelled August 5, 2013). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number.","item":"Tail number reuse","source":2,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Recent registry documents","source":3,"status":"NOTE"},{"finding":"2 NTSB records under N179DD: Accident on August 3, 1997 at Creede, CO: serious injuries, destroyed. Accident on April 20, 1990 at Milwaukee, WI: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below.","item":"Accident and incident record","source":4,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Title chain, liens and 337 forms","source":null,"status":"PENDING"},{"finding":"AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.","item":"Airworthiness directives and utilization","source":null,"status":"PENDING"}],"records_check_sources":[{"n":1,"name":"FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":2,"name":"FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download)","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":3,"name":"FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":4,"name":"NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL)","url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search"}],"region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":0,"serial_number":"18736P24884","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"333 COREY WAY","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Hybrid lift","type_aircraft_code":"H","type_engine":"Electric","type_engine_code":"10","unique_id":"01566869","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N179DD","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"940806706"}