Balloon

N1596

2025 Homebuilt MB1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Webster, TX
Registration record

N1596 on the FAA register

Type
2025 Homebuilt MB1
Serial
001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Webster, TX
Certificate issued
2025-05-19
Airworthiness date
2025-06-26
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0EEC8
Mode S (octal)
50167310
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025-05-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N1596 to the current registrant.
  • 2011-04-16
    N1596 previously assigned to a Homebuilt PITTS Special (s/n 1156); cancelled.
Overview

About N1596

N1596 is a 2025 Homebuilt MB1, serial number 001. It is registered to co-owners in Webster, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 19, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 26, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1596.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1596.

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.