Balloon

N542BU

2020 Homebuilt SS-25-BU

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
MAB2020/001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Billings, MT
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Registration record

N542BU on the FAA register

Type
2020 Homebuilt SS-25-BU
Serial
MAB2020/001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2021-01-12
Airworthiness date
2021-03-19
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6DF86
Mode S (octal)
51557606
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2021-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N542BU.
  • 2020
    Manufactured (2020).
Overview

About N542BU

N542BU is a 2020 Homebuilt SS-25-BU, serial number MAB2020/001. It is registered to an individual in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 19, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N542BU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N542BU.

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.