# N780PA: 2018 Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2](https://openairdocs.org/model/swissdrones-operating-sdo-50-v2) (registry code 06102BI)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 45200417
- Year built: 2018
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development, unmanned, crew training, unmanned, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 2025
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AA91CC
- Registered owner: [Southern Company Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20COMPANY%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4410° N, 86.7415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35243, 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=780PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N780PA

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 (Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2)

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 ERA24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA099), Jan 18, 2024: Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 (N780PA), Antioch, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a reduction of fuel flow for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the UAS manufacturer’s lack of instructions for a partial loss of engine…

## NTSB investigations on N780PA 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 FTW69A0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0058), Feb 21, 1969: Boeing 720 (N780PA), Houston, TX, no damage

## 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 20240118002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240118002449A), Jan 18, 2024: Swissdrones Operating Ag SDO 50 V2 (N780PA), Antioch, GA, Substantial damage. On January 18, 2024, approximately 1123 local time in Antioch, Georgia a pilot flying a Swissdrones model sdo 50 V2 experienced an issue with the aircrafts…

## 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 N780PA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N780PA before.

- [Cancelled 2020-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780PA-2020-12-11): Altus Intelligence ORC2, S/N ORC2HL0006. Owner: [Phoenix Air Unmanned LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20AIR%20UNMANNED%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 2008-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780PA-2008-03-10): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0480. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Diamond Aircraft Sales USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20USA%20INC), London Ontario

## Related

- Other Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/swissdrones-operating-sdo-50-v2/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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