Balloon

N518QR

2016 Homebuilt Richardson-Grasshopp

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
006
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bernalillo, NM
Registration record

N518QR on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Richardson-Grasshopp
Serial
006
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bernalillo, NM
Certificate issued
2017-07-18
Airworthiness date
2016-09-07
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A68095
Mode S (octal)
51500225
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N518QR.
  • 2016-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N518QR

N518QR is a 2016 Homebuilt Richardson-Grasshopp, serial number 006. It is registered to an individual in Bernalillo, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 18, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 7, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518QR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N518QR.

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.