# N7731Y: Freefly Systems ALTA 6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Freefly Systems ALTA 6](https://openairdocs.org/model/freefly-systems-alta-6) (registry code 06101QS)
- Serial number: 222228
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Electric
- Certificate issued: September 20, 2016
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AA76BE
- Registered owners: [US Food And Drug Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20FOOD%20AND%20DRUG%20ADMINISTRATION), [Digital Communications Media Staff](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIGITAL%20COMMUNICATIONS%20MEDIA%20STAFF)
- Location: [Gaithersburg, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Gaithersburg)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1406° N, 77.1921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20877, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7731Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7731Y

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 (Freefly Systems ALTA 6)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7731Y.

## NTSB investigations on N7731Y not matched to an aircraft (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 MKC75DCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCD06), Aug 9, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7731Y), Meridan, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7731Y.

## Reports on N7731Y not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N7731Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740809025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809025859A), Aug 9, 1974: Piper PA30 (N7731Y), Meridan, IA, Substantial damage. Descending turn to get clr of clouds. Saw gnd,hit soybean crop on pull-out,dmgd wings.

## 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 Freefly Systems ALTA 6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/freefly-systems-alta-6/aircraft.md

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