Balloon

N2428Z

1978 General Balloon Newport

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
8101
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Apple Valley, CA
Registration record

N2428Z on the FAA register

Type
1978 General Balloon Newport
Serial
8101
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Apple Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-01
Airworthiness date
2016-05-03
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A23AF5
Mode S (octal)
50435365
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N2428Z.
  • 2016-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N2428Z

N2428Z is a 1978 General Balloon Newport, serial number 8101. It is registered to an individual in Apple Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 3, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2428Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2428Z.

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.