Balloon

N862ZB

2019 Homebuilt Downs - 42

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Napa, CA
Registration record

N862ZB on the FAA register

Type
2019 Homebuilt Downs - 42
Serial
001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Napa, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-12
Airworthiness date
2019-02-28
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ABD886
Mode S (octal)
52754206
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N862ZB.
  • 2019-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N862ZB

N862ZB is a 2019 Homebuilt Downs - 42, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Napa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 12, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 28, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N862ZB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N862ZB.

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.