# N939NP: 2023 Pyka PELICAN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pyka PELICAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/pyka-pelican) (registry code 0610173)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 16056PS0030
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Electric
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development, unmanned, crew training
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 2024
- Certificate issued: June 7, 2022
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AD0852
- Registered owner: [Pyka Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PYKA%20INC)
- Location: [Alameda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alameda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7747° N, 122.2781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94501, 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=939NP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N939NP

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 (Pyka PELICAN)

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 DCA25LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA174), Mar 28, 2025: Pyka Pelican (N939NP), Dixon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight control system’s unanticipated transition to takeoff abort mode due to a software error in the autonomous flight control system, which resulted in a premature throttle reduction and hard…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N939NP.

## 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 Pyka PELICAN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pyka-pelican/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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