# N31EJ: General Atomics MQ-9 BLOCK 1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [General Atomics MQ-9 BLOCK 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/general-atomics-mq-9-block-1) (registry code 06102AL)
- Serial number: GA-6-1013
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Certificate issued: August 31, 2021
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A344E5
- Registered owner: [Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31EJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31EJ

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 (General Atomics MQ-9 BLOCK 1)

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 DCA23LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA290), May 15, 2023: General Atomics MQ-9 Block 1 (N31EJ), Elgin, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of situational awareness, resulting in the UAS’s controlled flight into terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N31EJ.

## 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 General Atomics MQ-9 BLOCK 1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/general-atomics-mq-9-block-1/aircraft.md

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