{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"drone","cert_issue_date":"2026-02-12","city":"SAN DIEGO","country_code":"US","county_code":"073","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":"2033-02-28","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"drones","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","maker":"Firestorm Labs","maker_country":"US","maker_raw":"FIRESTORM LABS INC","maker_segment":"Defense drones","mfr_mdl_code":"06102LM","mode_s_code":"53215314","mode_s_hex":"AD1ACC","model":"TEMPEST BETA 2","n_number":"N9431D","name":"FIRESTORM LABS INC","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"LEADVILLE","damage":"SUBS","date":"1996-06-06","highest_injury":"SERS","ntsb_no":"FTW96LA238","probable_cause":"Inadequate preflight planning and preparation and failure to follow aircraft operating procedures and directives. Factors were high density altitude, inadequate training of the flight instructor and insufficient standards and requirements for flight instructor training in mountain flying.","registration":"N9431D","state":"CO","summary":"Accident on June 6, 1996 at Leadville, CO: serious injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"},{"city":"HAWLEY","damage":"SUBS","date":"1991-06-19","highest_injury":"NONE","ntsb_no":"CHI91LA196","probable_cause":"INATTENTIVENESS OF BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT, AND FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.","registration":"N9431D","state":"MN","summary":"Accident on June 19, 1991 at Hawley, MN: no injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N9431D is a Firestorm Labs TEMPEST BETA 2, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine. It is unmanned. It is registered to Firestorm Labs INC, a corporation in San Diego, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 12, 2026 and expires on February 28, 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 Firestorm Labs INC, a corporation, certificate issued February 12, 2026, expires February 28, 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 B2-035 for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"N9431D was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Cessna 172RG (serial 172RG1159, cancelled March 15, 1999); Piper PA-22-160 (serial 22-6405, cancelled August 23, 1974). 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 N9431D: Accident on June 6, 1996 at Leadville, CO: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 19, 1991 at Hawley, MN: 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":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":0,"serial_number":"B2-035","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"9431 DOWDY DR","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Two-cycle piston","type_engine_code":"7","unique_id":"01534481","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N9431D","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"921264480"}