Balloon

N1977

2003 Homebuilt SS-38-SS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
FMB-200274
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dilibero Barry B + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Chester Springs, PA
Registration record

N1977 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt SS-38-SS
Serial
FMB-200274
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Dilibero Barry B + 1 co-owner
Chester Springs, PA
Certificate issued
2003-06-24
Airworthiness date
2005-07-28
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A18579
Mode S (octal)
50302571
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2003-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N1977 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-06-06
    N1977 previously assigned to a Boeing 727-23 (s/n 18433); cancelled.
  • 1930-03-28
    N1977 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n 47461); cancelled.
Overview

About N1977

N1977 is a 2003 Homebuilt SS-38-SS, serial number FMB-200274. The FAA register lists Dilibero Barry B + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2003 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 28, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1977.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1977.

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.