# N246VU: 2021 Vu Holdings LLC/DBA Vanilla UN VA 001

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vu Holdings LLC/DBA Vanilla UN VA 001](https://openairdocs.org/model/vu-holdings-llc-dba-vanilla-un-va-001) (registry code 061017J)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 18656A26444
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 2024
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2021
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A24837
- Registered owners: [Vu Holdings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VU%20HOLDINGS%20LLC), [Vanilla Unmanned](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANILLA%20UNMANNED)
- Location: [Hollywood, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hollywood)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3521° N, 76.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20636, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=246VU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246VU

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 (Vu Holdings LLC/DBA Vanilla UN VA 001)

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, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA091), Aug 20, 2025: Vu Holdings LLC/DBA Vanilla UN VA 001 (N246VU), Ninilchik, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## 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, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20250820017239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250820017239A), Aug 20, 2025: Vu Holdings LLC/DBA Vanilla Un VA 001 (N246VU), Ninilchik, AK, Substantial damage. UAV accident in Ninilchik, Alaska. After a long-distance flight, the UAV was returning to its departure location. It was within 35 miles when it experienced an…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Vu Holdings LLC/DBA Vanilla UN VA 001 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vu-holdings-llc-dba-vanilla-un-va-001/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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