# N224BK: 2023 Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems MQM 178 FIREJET

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems MQM 178 FIREJET](https://openairdocs.org/model/kratos-unmanned-aerial-systems-mqm-178-firejet) (registry code 06102FS)
- Engine: [Jetcat C81](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jetcat-c81) (registry code 36405)
- Serial number: 6259038-1-333
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development, unmanned, crew training
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 2024
- Certificate issued: November 2, 2023
- Expires: November 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A1F000
- Registered owner: [Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRATOS%20UNMANNED%20AERIAL%20SYSTEMS%20INC)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4253° N, 97.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73179, 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=224BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224BK

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 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 (Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems MQM 178 FIREJET)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jetcat C81)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N224BK.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N224BK.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N224BK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N224BK before.

- [Cancelled 2015-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224BK-2015-05-20): Kirk William W MINICOUPE, S/N MC224. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kirk William W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRK%20WILLIAM%20W), [Morehead City, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Morehead%20City)

## Related

- Other Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems MQM 178 FIREJET aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kratos-unmanned-aerial-systems-mqm-178-firejet/aircraft.md
- The Jetcat C81 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jetcat-c81.md

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