Balloon

N517TM

2017 Homebuilt AF-SS-29

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
LP2017-01
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
T-Heart Adventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Billings, MT
Registration record

N517TM on the FAA register

Type
2017 Homebuilt AF-SS-29
Serial
LP2017-01
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
T-Heart Adventures LLC
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2025-12-08
Airworthiness date
2017-08-29
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A67D25
Mode S (octal)
51476445
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N517TM.
  • 2017-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N517TM

N517TM is a 2017 Homebuilt AF-SS-29, serial number LP2017-01. The FAA register lists T-Heart Adventures LLC as the registrant in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 29, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N517TM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N517TM.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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