Balloon

N30018

2000 Ultramagic M-105

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2000
Serial
105/71
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Broomfield, CO
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Registration record

N30018 on the FAA register

Type
2000 Ultramagic M-105
Serial
105/71
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Broomfield, CO
Certificate issued
2008-07-22
Airworthiness date
2000-10-04
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A321EE
Mode S (octal)
50620756
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-06-08
    Incident at Louisville, CO; damage: minor.
  • 2008-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N30018 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-10-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1978-05-18
    N30018 previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17701026); cancelled.
  • 1955-03-23
    N30018 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13 (s/n 7397); cancelled.
Overview

About N30018

N30018 is a 2000 Ultramagic M-105, serial number 105/71. It is registered to an individual in Broomfield, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 4, 2000.

N30018 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-06-08 Incident · Louisville, CO Damage: Minor Minor injury NTSB · CEN13IA350
Reported aircraft: Ultramagic M-105
Probable cause: The balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving across the region.
1975-05-17 Accident · West Milford,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1056
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N30018 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OINT OF THE RWY.

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.