Balloon

N8172J

1989 Homebuilt 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
PW350001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coyote Balloons Us (Corporation)
Based
Mc Cook, NE
Registration record

N8172J on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt 2
Serial
PW350001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Coyote Balloons Us
Mc Cook, NE
Certificate issued
1996-11-12
Airworthiness date
1989-09-06
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2604
Mode S (octal)
52623004
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).
  • 1996-11-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8172J.
  • 1989-09-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N8172J

N8172J is a 1989 Homebuilt 2, serial number PW350001. The FAA register lists Coyote Balloons Us as the registrant in Mc Cook, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 12, 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 September 6, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8172J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-12-31 Accident · Somerset,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4204
Reported aircraft: Bell 206A — a different aircraft that carried the N8172J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ED,DO NOT FLY IN SNOW CONDITIONS.

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.