Balloon

N4031S

Adams Balloon A55

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
159
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertical Concepts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N4031S on the FAA register

Type
Adams Balloon A55
Serial
159
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Vertical Concepts Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-12-09
Airworthiness date
1985-08-30
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4BA52
Mode S (octal)
51135122
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N4031S to the current registrant.
  • 1985-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1981-06-29
    N4031S previously assigned to a Hiller UH-12E (s/n 5171); cancelled.
  • 1973-11-23
    N4031S previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-61D (s/n 61706); cancelled.
Overview

About N4031S

N4031S is an Adams Balloon A55, serial number 159. The FAA register lists Vertical Concepts Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 30, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4031S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4031S.

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.