Balloon

N4004G

1983 Adams Balloon A B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1983
Serial
119
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Middleville, MI
Registration record

N4004G on the FAA register

Type
1983 Adams Balloon A B
Serial
119
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Middleville, MI
Certificate issued
1989-09-14
Airworthiness date
1983-03-08
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A4AF8C
Mode S (octal)
51127614
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).
  • 1989-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N4004G to the current registrant.
  • 1984-07-15
    Accident at Ballwin, MO.
  • 1983-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1981-06-08
    N4004G previously assigned to a Bell 47G-4A (s/n 7625); cancelled.
Overview

About N4004G

N4004G is a 1983 Adams Balloon A B, serial number 119. It is registered to an individual in Middleville, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 1989 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated March 8, 1983.

N4004G has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-07-15 Accident · Ballwin, MO Serious injury NTSB · MKC84LA216
Reported aircraft: Adams AB
1977-08-24 Accident · Lafayette,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1874
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-4A — a different aircraft that carried the N4004G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ED DOWN.

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.