Balloon

N8001Q

2001 Avian Balloon Magnum IX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
214
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northern Light Balloon Expeditions (Corporation)
Based
Sedona, AZ
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Registration record

N8001Q on the FAA register

Type
2001 Avian Balloon Magnum IX
Serial
214
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Northern Light Balloon Expeditions
Sedona, AZ
Certificate issued
2001-05-17
Airworthiness date
2001-06-12
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AAE467
Mode S (octal)
52562147
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2001-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8001Q to the current registrant.
  • 1984-10-03
    N8001Q previously assigned to a Cessna 421B (s/n 421B0001); cancelled.
Overview

About N8001Q

N8001Q is a 2001 Avian Balloon Magnum IX, serial number 214. The FAA register lists Northern Light Balloon Expeditions as the registrant in Sedona, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2001 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 12, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8001Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-12-11 Accident · Savannah, GA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL83AA059
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421B — a different aircraft that carried the N8001Q 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.