Balloon

N15053

1983 Avian Balloon Falcon II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1983
Serial
108
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Doylestown, OH
Registration record

N15053 on the FAA register

Type
1983 Avian Balloon Falcon II
Serial
108
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Doylestown, OH
Certificate issued
2011-12-12
Airworthiness date
1983-05-24
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A0CD52
Mode S (octal)
50146522
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N15053 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-07-24
    Accident at Middletown, OH; damage: minor.
  • 1983-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1951-02-01
    N15053 previously assigned to a Piper E-2 (s/n 204); cancelled.
Overview

About N15053

N15053 is a 1983 Avian Balloon Falcon II, serial number 108. It is registered to an individual in Doylestown, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated May 24, 1983.

N15053 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-07-24 Accident · Middletown, OH Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · NYC04CA177
Reported aircraft: Avian Falcon II
Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent fall from the basket, during landing. A factor in this accident was the windy conditions.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.