Balloon

N72509

2017 Homebuilt 42-20

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
001-42
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Austin Aeronauts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Austin, TX
Registration record

N72509 on the FAA register

Type
2017 Homebuilt 42-20
Serial
001-42
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Austin Aeronauts Inc
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2017-03-08
Airworthiness date
2017-03-20
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9B899
Mode S (octal)
52334231
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2017-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N72509.
Overview

About N72509

N72509 is a 2017 Homebuilt 42-20, serial number 001-42. The FAA register lists Austin Aeronauts Inc as the registrant in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 20, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72509. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-04-17 Accident · Deming,N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1959
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140A — a different aircraft that carried the N72509 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.