Balloon

N61553

Homebuilt Captive Gas

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
470002
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mccook, NE
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Registration record

N61553 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Captive Gas
Serial
470002
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mccook, NE
Certificate issued
2019-06-20
Airworthiness date
2000-08-22
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A80474
Mode S (octal)
52002164
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N61553 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1982-09-23
    N61553 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 75-2012); cancelled.
Overview

About N61553

N61553 is a Homebuilt Captive Gas, serial number 470002. It is registered to an individual in Mccook, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 22, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61553. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-07-13 Accident · Novato,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1918
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75N1 — a different aircraft that carried the N61553 registration before this airframe.

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.