Balloon

N5252H

Homebuilt Bard 39

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
975
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
Registration record

N5252H on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Bard 39
Serial
975
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2024-06-21
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A69E27
Mode S (octal)
51517047
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N5252H to the current registrant.
  • 2018-04-12
    N5252H previously assigned to a Aerostar International S53A (s/n S53A-3069); cancelled.
  • 1996-02-06
    N5252H previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284074); cancelled.
  • 1964-09-01
    N5252H previously assigned to a Piper PA-16S (s/n 16-56); cancelled.
Overview

About N5252H

N5252H is a Homebuilt Bard 39, serial number 975. It is registered to an individual in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5252H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-08-02 Accident · Antonito Colo, 06 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2300
Reported aircraft: Piper PA16 — a different aircraft that carried the N5252H registration before this airframe.

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.