Balloon

N8874A

2020 Adams Balloons A60-S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
275
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Balloons Over Bloomington LLC (LLC)
Based
Bloomington, IN
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Registration record

N8874A on the FAA register

Type
2020 Adams Balloons A60-S
Serial
275
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Balloons Over Bloomington LLC
Bloomington, IN
Certificate issued
2022-10-28
Airworthiness date
2020-08-20
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC3ABB
Mode S (octal)
53035273
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8874A to the current registrant.
  • 2020-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2012-07-13
    N8874A previously assigned to a Beechcraft B35 Bonanza / Bonanza B35 (s/n D-2502); cancelled.
  • 1973-05-24
    N8874A previously assigned to a Beechcraft B35 Bonanza / Bonanza B35 (s/n D-2529); cancelled.
Overview

About N8874A

N8874A is a 2020 Adams Balloons A60-S, serial number 275. The FAA register lists Balloons Over Bloomington LLC as the registrant in Bloomington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 20, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8874A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-08-25 Accident · Block Island,Ri, 39 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3309
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8874A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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