Balloon

N242NU

1996 Homebuilt AX8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
HAB 7
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rio Rancho, NM
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Registration record

N242NU on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt AX8
Serial
HAB 7
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued
2015-10-09
Airworthiness date
2001-09-27
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A238AC
Mode S (octal)
50434254
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N242NU.
  • 2001-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N242NU

N242NU is a 1996 Homebuilt AX8, serial number HAB 7. It is registered to an individual in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2015 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 27, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N242NU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N242NU.

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.