Balloon

N73229

1985 Eagle Balloons C-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
E 85782
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N73229 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Eagle Balloons C-7
Serial
E 85782
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2015-07-16
Airworthiness date
1985-07-02
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9D539
Mode S (octal)
52352471
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N73229 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1965-03-18
    N73229 previously assigned to a Bell 47J-2 (s/n 1863); cancelled.
Overview

About N73229

N73229 is a 1985 Eagle Balloons C-7, serial number E 85782. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 2, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N73229. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-12-07 Accident · Venice La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0990
Reported aircraft: Bell 47J2 — a different aircraft that carried the N73229 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.