Balloon

N4228G

2020 Adams Balloons A55S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
277
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rochester, NY
Registration record

N4228G on the FAA register

Type
2020 Adams Balloons A55S
Serial
277
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rochester, NY
Certificate issued
2022-12-19
Airworthiness date
2020-08-21
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A50684
Mode S (octal)
51203204
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N4228G to the current registrant.
  • 2020-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1983-08-30
    N4228G previously assigned to a Boeing 720-058B (s/n 18425); cancelled.
  • 1970-07-02
    N4228G previously assigned to a Dornier DO28 A-1 (s/n 3046); cancelled.
Overview

About N4228G

N4228G is a 2020 Adams Balloons A55S, serial number 277. It is registered to an individual in Rochester, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 21, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4228G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-04-03 Accident · Moung Hiem Laos, 76 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 6 0025
Reported aircraft: Dornier DO28A1 — a different aircraft that carried the N4228G registration before this airframe.

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.