Balloon

N518RD

2023 Homebuilt RJF-80_20G

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
003
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gansevoort, NY
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Registration record

N518RD on the FAA register

Type
2023 Homebuilt RJF-80_20G
Serial
003
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gansevoort, NY
Certificate issued
2024-07-20
Airworthiness date
2023-08-11
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A680A2
Mode S (octal)
51500242
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N518RD to the current registrant.
  • 2023-08-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-11-09
    N518RD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Outback (s/n S9810-0177); cancelled.
Overview

About N518RD

N518RD is a 2023 Homebuilt RJF-80_20G, serial number 003. It is registered to an individual in Gansevoort, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 11, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518RD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N518RD.

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.