Balloon

N169B

1998 Homebuilt BEARD-69

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
98-01
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
West Lawn, PA
What's N169B worth? Track flights
Registration record

N169B on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt BEARD-69
Serial
98-01
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
West Lawn, PA
Certificate issued
1998-01-07
Airworthiness date
1999-08-03
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A11336
Mode S (octal)
50211466
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-08-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N169B to the current registrant.
  • 1965-09-16
    N169B previously assigned to a Beechcraft G35 Bonanza (s/n D-4454); cancelled.
Overview

About N169B

N169B is a 1998 Homebuilt BEARD-69, serial number 98-01. It is registered to co-owners in West Lawn, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 3, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N169B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-07-25 Accident · Morrow,Ark, 04 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0895
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft G35 — a different aircraft that carried the N169B registration before this airframe.

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

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Pennsylvania

N168F
1999 New Piper PA-28-181
N168MC
2023 Cirrus SR20
N1691C
1952 Cessna 180
N169CM
1979 Homebuilt PITTS S1-S
N169DP
Cessna 182A Skylane / 182 Skylane
N169DW
2005 Cirrus SR22-G2
All 6,188 aircraft registered in Pennsylvania →
Similar aircraft

Other balloons on the register

  • N411171997 Cameron Balloons Us C-80
  • N1402R2013 Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 77X
  • N5013L1998 Aerostar International S-57A
  • N7146V1995 Aerostar International Raven S57-A
  • N9055Q1991 Balloon Works Firefly 8B
  • N9801N1986 Adams Balloon A55S

Own N169B?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Pennsylvania· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.