Balloon

N9057B

1979 Homebuilt NTL. Funship AX-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
101
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Indianola, IA
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Registration record

N9057B on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt NTL. Funship AX-7
Serial
101
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Indianola, IA
Certificate issued
1979-06-16
Airworthiness date
1985-07-11
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC850E
Mode S (octal)
53102416
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1979-06-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N9057B to the current registrant.
  • 1970-04-22
    N9057B previously assigned to a Aeronca 7FC (s/n 7FC145); cancelled.
Overview

About N9057B

N9057B is a 1979 Homebuilt NTL. Funship AX-7, serial number 101. It is registered to an individual in Indianola, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 16, 1979 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 11, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9057B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-02-08 Accident · Snohomish,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 0030
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7FC — a different aircraft that carried the N9057B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: L HAND PATTERN. SPUN INTO SWAMP.

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.