Balloon

N4004D

2018 Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
251
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Los Ranchos, NM
Registration record

N4004D on the FAA register

Type
2018 Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A-B
Serial
251
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Los Ranchos, NM
Certificate issued
2024-02-08
Airworthiness date
2018-04-10
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4AF89
Mode S (octal)
51127611
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N4004D to the current registrant.
  • 2018-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1958-01-14
    N4004D previously assigned to a Cessna 182A Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 34704); cancelled.
Overview

About N4004D

N4004D is a 2018 Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A-B, serial number 251. It is registered to an individual in Los Ranchos, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 10, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4004D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-08-04 Accident · Donalsonville, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA10LA401
Reported aircraft: Ayres S2R-T34 — a different aircraft that carried the N4004D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a failure of the compressor turbine blades for undetermined reasons.

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.