# N136ZP: 2024 Pyka PELICAN CARGO

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pyka PELICAN CARGO](https://openairdocs.org/model/pyka-pelican-cargo) (registry code 06102C3)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 16056PC0007
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Electric
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development, unmanned, crew training
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 2025
- Certificate issued: July 5, 2023
- Expires: July 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A093C8
- Registered owner: [Pyka Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PYKA%20INC)
- Location: [Alameda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alameda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7747° N, 122.2781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94501, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=136ZP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136ZP

From the FAA registry file of October 20, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Pyka PELICAN CARGO)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA26LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA159), Mar 17, 2026: Pyka Pelican Cargo (N136ZP), Summit Point, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inaccurate obstacle height entered into mission planning that resulted in the aircraft wing’s impact with a tree during descent, resulting resulted in a loss of control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20260317002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260317002569A), Mar 17, 2026: Pyka PELICAN CARGO (N136ZP), Summit Point, WV, Substantial damage. Prior to takeoff, weather, airspace, and other operational factors were reviewed by the UAS team. A crew briefing was conducted to establish roles, observer…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since May 30, 2018, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N136ZP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N136ZP before.

- [Cancelled 2018-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136ZP-2018-05-30): Plumery Charles G MUSTANG II, S/N 2153, built 2015. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)

## Related

- Other Pyka PELICAN CARGO aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pyka-pelican-cargo/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Pyka PELICAN CARGO: https://openairdocs.org/model/pyka-pelican-cargo/stcs.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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