Balloon

N6053K

2000 Lindstrand Balloons 90A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
5146
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Magniflight LLC (LLC)
Based
Arlington, TX
Registration record

N6053K on the FAA register

Type
2000 Lindstrand Balloons 90A
Serial
5146
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Magniflight LLC
Arlington, TX
Certificate issued
2024-09-11
Airworthiness date
2000-08-19
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A7DC9D
Mode S (octal)
51756235
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N6053K to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1997-02-24
    N6053K previously assigned to a Cessna 150M / 172S (s/n 15077497); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-17
    N6053K previously assigned to a Republic Seabee RC-3 (s/n 228); cancelled.
Overview

About N6053K

N6053K is a 2000 Lindstrand Balloons 90A, serial number 5146. The FAA register lists Magniflight LLC as the registrant in Arlington, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 19, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6053K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-12-02 Accident · Punta Gorda, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA94LA033
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150M — a different aircraft that carried the N6053K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT DURING A VFR APPROACH FOR LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM CARBURETOR ICING.

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.