{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"drone","cert_issue_date":"2026-09-18","city":"FRISCO","country_code":"US","county_code":"121","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-10-02","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"","engine_horsepower":null,"engine_maker":"","engine_model":"","engine_thrust_lb":null,"expiration_date":"2033-09-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"drones","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-09-18","maker":"Shield AI","maker_country":"US","maker_raw":"SHIELD AI INC","maker_segment":"Defense drones","mfr_mdl_code":"06102FE","mode_s_code":"51205324","mode_s_hex":"A50AD4","model":"V-BAT","n_number":"N424DP","name":"SHIELD AI INC","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"Buffalo","damage":"SUBS","date":"2013-04-13","highest_injury":"NONE","ntsb_no":"CEN13LA228","probable_cause":"The pilot\u2019s failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm while maneuvering at a low altitude in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an emergency landing on uneven terrain.","registration":"N424DP","state":"SD","summary":"Accident on April 13, 2013 at Buffalo, SD: no injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N424DP is a Shield AI V-BAT, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine. It is unmanned. It is registered to Shield Ai INC, a corporation in Frisco, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 18, 2026 and expires on September 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 Shield Ai INC, a corporation, certificate issued September 18, 2026, expires September 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 VB-200346 for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"N424DP was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (serial 11036, cancelled May 20, 2015). 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":"1 NTSB record under N424DP: Accident on April 13, 2013 at Buffalo, SD: no 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":"Southwestern","region_code":"2","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":0,"serial_number":"VB-200346","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"TX","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"16240 GATEWAY PATH STE 100","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Two-cycle piston","type_engine_code":"7","unique_id":"01560206","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N424DP","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"750333936"}