Balloon

N21854

2005 Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 9B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
GLX-1099B
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pella, IA
Registration record

N21854 on the FAA register

Type
2005 Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 9B
Serial
GLX-1099B
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pella, IA
Certificate issued
2026-05-14
Airworthiness date
2005-03-07
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DA5E
Mode S (octal)
50355136
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N21854 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1976-07-15
    N21854 previously assigned to a Cessna A188B (s/n 18801077T); cancelled.
  • 1955-09-07
    N21854 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-405); cancelled.
Overview

About N21854

N21854 is a 2005 Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 9B, serial number GLX-1099B. It is registered to an individual in Pella, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 7, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21854. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-05-25 Accident · Gibson Switch,Ar, 04 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1126
Reported aircraft: Cessna 188B — a different aircraft that carried the N21854 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ED LOAD.ACFT PITCHED UP SHARPLY INTO LINES.

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

Same model

More Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 9B aircraft

All 3 Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 9B registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Iowa

All 4,510 aircraft registered in Iowa →
Similar aircraft

Other balloons on the register

  • N4005A2006 Cameron Balloons Us V-77
  • N2600C2005 Cameron Balloons Us Z-105
  • N3049Y2005 National Ballooning 858
  • N1235W2011 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z
  • N1147W2005 Cameron Balloons Us Z-77
  • N418RX2018 Cameron Balloons Us Z-90
More from Galaxy Balloons

Galaxy Balloons models on the register

Own N21854?

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

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Iowa· 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.