Balloon

N491A

2020 Adams Balloons A55S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
261
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
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Registration record

N491A on the FAA register

Type
2020 Adams Balloons A55S
Serial
261
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2025-05-21
Airworthiness date
2020-12-19
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A613CF
Mode S (octal)
51411717
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N491A to the current registrant.
  • 2020-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2004-04-26
    N491A previously assigned to a Piper Arrow III (s/n 2844050); cancelled.
  • 1983-11-02
    N491A previously assigned to a Beechcraft C55 Baron / 95-55 (s/n TE295); cancelled.
Overview

About N491A

N491A is a 2020 Adams Balloons A55S, serial number 261. It is registered to an individual in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 19, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N491A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-02-25 Accident · Huron, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX82FA085
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft BE-95-C55 — a different aircraft that carried the N491A 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.