Balloon

N5174U

Homebuilt Weez-Built 56K

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
LC 01
Class
Balloon
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Des Moines, IA
Registration record

N5174U on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Weez-Built 56K
Serial
LC 01
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Des Moines, IA
Certificate issued
1992-08-26
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A67E67
Mode S (octal)
51477147
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5174U to the current registrant.
  • 1988-07-15
    N5174U previously assigned to a Cessna 172RG Cutlass (s/n 172RG0274); cancelled.
  • 1964-07-22
    N5174U previously assigned to a Cessna 206 (s/n 206-0174); cancelled.
Overview

About N5174U

N5174U is a Homebuilt Weez-Built 56K, serial number LC 01. It is registered to an individual in Des Moines, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 1992 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 3 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5174U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5174U.

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.