Balloon

N61552

1993 Homebuilt Captive Gas

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
470001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coyote Balloons Us (Corporation)
Based
Mc Cook, NE
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Registration record

N61552 on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Captive Gas
Serial
470001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Coyote Balloons Us
Mc Cook, NE
Certificate issued
1996-11-06
Airworthiness date
1993-07-01
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A80473
Mode S (octal)
52002163
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N61552 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989-12-29
    N61552 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17264635); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-20
    N61552 previously assigned to a Aeronca 0-58B (s/n 11173); cancelled.
Overview

About N61552

N61552 is a 1993 Homebuilt Captive Gas, serial number 470001. The FAA register lists Coyote Balloons Us as the registrant in Mc Cook, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 1996 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 1, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61552. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-28 Accident · Marana, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX89LA256
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N61552 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), AND FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. RELATED FACTORS WERE: INOPERATIVE LEFT FUEL QUANTITY GAGE, THE CFI'S DECISION TO MAKE THE FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY IN THE FUEL GAGE, AND OBSTRUCTIONS (TREE LIKE CACTUS) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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.