Balloon

N40320

Adams Balloon A55S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
151
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Los Lunas, NM
Registration record

N40320 on the FAA register

Type
Adams Balloon A55S
Serial
151
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Los Lunas, NM
Certificate issued
2021-03-18
Airworthiness date
1984-10-24
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4BA7D
Mode S (octal)
51135175
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N40320 to the current registrant.
  • 1984-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1981-08-21
    N40320 previously assigned to a Hiller UH-12E (s/n 5179); cancelled.
  • 1974-02-26
    N40320 previously assigned to a Maule M-4-220C (s/n 2095C); cancelled.
Overview

About N40320

N40320 is an Adams Balloon A55S, serial number 151. It is registered to an individual in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 24, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40320. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-11-14 Accident · Independence,Iowa, 15 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4094
Reported aircraft: Maule M4-220 — a different aircraft that carried the N40320 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ERED CLOUDS AT 14000FT.

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.