Balloon

N4022K

1983 Adams Balloon A B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1983
Serial
127
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bmg Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bloomington, IN
Registration record

N4022K on the FAA register

Type
1983 Adams Balloon A B
Serial
127
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Bmg Aviation Inc
Bloomington, IN
Certificate issued
2014-05-07
Airworthiness date
1983-08-16
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4B6B7
Mode S (octal)
51133267
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N4022K to the current registrant.
  • 1983-10-08
    Accident at Wyoming, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 1983-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1981-04-06
    N4022K previously assigned to a Ayres S2R-T15 (s/n T15-014); cancelled.
  • 1972-06-08
    N4022K previously assigned to a North American Navion (s/n NAV-4-1022); cancelled.
Overview

About N4022K

N4022K is a 1983 Adams Balloon A B, serial number 127. The FAA register lists Bmg Aviation Inc as the registrant in Bloomington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 16, 1983.

N4022K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-10-08 Accident · Wyoming, MI Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI84LA015
Reported aircraft: Adams AB
1971-06-26 Accident · Boulder,Ut, 44 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2604
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N4022K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LED UP SHARPLY TO CLEAR PWR LINES,STALLED.

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.