Balloon

N5016N

1980 Homebuilt Balloon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
00480
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Andover, VT
Registration record

N5016N on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Balloon
Serial
00480
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Andover, VT
Certificate issued
1980-01-23
Airworthiness date
1980-11-04
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A640DE
Mode S (octal)
51440336
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-11-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5016N to the current registrant.
  • 1948-04-20
    N5016N previously assigned to a Lockheed P-38L (s/n 43-50312); cancelled.
Overview

About N5016N

N5016N is a 1980 Homebuilt Balloon, serial number 00480. It is registered to an individual in Andover, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 1980 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 4, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5016N.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5016N.

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.