Balloon

N40229

1985 Adams Balloon A55S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
162
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Los Lunas, NM
Registration record

N40229 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Adams Balloon A55S
Serial
162
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Los Lunas, NM
Certificate issued
2015-11-09
Airworthiness date
1985-09-18
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4B6CF
Mode S (octal)
51133317
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-11-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N40229 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1981-04-15
    N40229 previously assigned to a Ayres S2R-T34 (s/n T34-038); cancelled.
  • 1973-04-23
    N40229 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7305028); cancelled.
Overview

About N40229

N40229 is a 1985 Adams Balloon A55S, serial number 162. It is registered to co-owners in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 9, 2015 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 18, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40229.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40229.

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.