Balloon

N8521J

2006 Homebuilt 09

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
32951
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
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Registration record

N8521J on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt 09
Serial
32951
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2026-02-15
Airworthiness date
2006-07-17
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABB14A
Mode S (octal)
52730512
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8521J to the current registrant.
  • 2006-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2006-03-10
    N8521J previously assigned to a Eagle Balloons C-7 (s/n E87710); cancelled.
Overview

About N8521J

N8521J is a 2006 Homebuilt 09, serial number 32951. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 17, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8521J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-11-25 Accident · Osgood,Pa, 38 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 3622
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N8521J registration before this airframe.
1972-05-21 Accident · Sharon,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1834
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N8521J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HIGH.DID NOT FOLLOW OWNERS MAN FOR SHORT FLD TKOF.

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.