Balloon

N2257J

Homebuilt EX Rated A Dam

Not current (FAA status 11) No accidents on file
Built
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Serial
EX NERFER
Class
Balloon
Engines
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Status
Not current (FAA status 11)
Registered owner
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Based
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Registration record

N2257J on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt EX Rated A Dam
Serial
EX NERFER
Engines
—
Registered owner
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Certificate issued
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Airworthiness date
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Registration expires
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Airworthiness class
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Mode S (hex)
A1F6EA
Mode S (octal)
50373352
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 11)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2017-03-06
    N2257J previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sopwith Camel (s/n CS006); cancelled.
  • 1989-09-22
    N2257J previously assigned to a Homebuilt Hatz CB-1 (s/n 6); cancelled.
  • 1972-01-21
    N2257J previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 15065457); cancelled.
Overview

About N2257J

N2257J is a Homebuilt EX Rated A Dam, serial number EX NERFER.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2257J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-12-31 Accident · Kalama,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3713
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N2257J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N DUE TO APCHNG DARKNESS AND MARG VFR CONDS ENRTE.

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.