Balloon

N5461E

2016 Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A55S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
205
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Placitas, NM
Registration record

N5461E on the FAA register

Type
2016 Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A55S
Serial
205
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Placitas, NM
Certificate issued
2018-05-08
Airworthiness date
2016-02-05
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6F0B6
Mode S (octal)
51570266
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N5461E to the current registrant.
  • 2016-02-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2013-01-30
    N5461E previously assigned to a Helio H-250 (s/n 2518); cancelled.
Overview

About N5461E

N5461E is a 2016 Andrew Philip Richardson Dba A55S, serial number 205. It is registered to co-owners in Placitas, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 5, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5461E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-04-12 Accident · Round Mountain, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX95FA161
Reported aircraft: Helio H-250 — a different aircraft that carried the N5461E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation and in-flight decision by continuing VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot's delay in returning to the departure airport, the low clouds, and low visibility were factors in this accident.

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.