Balloon

N9000N

2002 National Ballooning 858

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
143
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
West Des Moines, IA
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Registration record

N9000N on the FAA register

Type
2002 National Ballooning 858
Serial
143
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
West Des Moines, IA
Certificate issued
2024-05-15
Airworthiness date
2002-05-10
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC7191
Mode S (octal)
53070621
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N9000N to the current registrant.
  • 2002-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1999-02-26
    N9000N previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40883); cancelled.
Overview

About N9000N

N9000N is a 2002 National Ballooning 858, serial number 143. It is registered to co-owners in West Des Moines, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 10, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9000N. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-04-12 Accident · Quinhagak, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC97LA055
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N9000N registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A disconnected exhaust manifold collector, improper maintenance of the airplane by company maintenance personnel, and the pilot's poor judgement in electing to initiate another flight after observing smoke in the cockpit.

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.