Balloon

N89BX

1994 Homebuilt Pocket BLIMP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
A-3
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aer Blarney Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Bethlehem, CT
Registration record

N89BX on the FAA register

Type
1994 Homebuilt Pocket BLIMP
Serial
A-3
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Aer Blarney Balloons LLC
Bethlehem, CT
Certificate issued
2025-09-05
Airworthiness date
2024-03-28
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC432A
Mode S (octal)
53041452
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N89BX.
  • 2024-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
Overview

About N89BX

N89BX is a 1994 Homebuilt Pocket BLIMP, serial number A-3. The FAA register lists Aer Blarney Balloons LLC as the registrant in Bethlehem, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 5, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 28, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N89BX.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N89BX.

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.