Balloon

N542FD

2023 Homebuilt SS-23-FD

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
MAB2022013
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Billings, MT
Registration record

N542FD on the FAA register

Type
2023 Homebuilt SS-23-FD
Serial
MAB2022013
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2023-04-12
Airworthiness date
2023-04-26
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · crew training
Mode S (hex)
A6DFDB
Mode S (octal)
51557733
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (crew training)).
  • 2023-04-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N542FD.
Overview

About N542FD

N542FD is a 2023 Homebuilt SS-23-FD, serial number MAB2022013. It is registered to an individual in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (crew training), dated April 26, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N542FD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N542FD.

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.