Balloon

N939B

2008 Homebuilt Gatsby C7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
7451896
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Layton, UT
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Registration record

N939B on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt Gatsby C7
Serial
7451896
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Layton, UT
Certificate issued
2015-07-27
Airworthiness date
2009-09-16
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD0731
Mode S (octal)
53203461
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N939B to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
  • 1988-09-28
    N939B previously assigned to a Bell 47G (s/n 670); cancelled.
Overview

About N939B

N939B is a 2008 Homebuilt Gatsby C7, serial number 7451896. It is registered to an individual in Layton, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 16, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N939B. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-08-18 Accident · Branson,Mo, 25 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2948
Reported aircraft: Bell 47-G2 — a different aircraft that carried the N939B registration before this airframe.
1973-08-12 Accident · Branson,Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2127
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N939B registration before this airframe.
1972-01-16 Accident · Rapid City,S Dak, 41 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0271
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N939B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PWR INTO LINES,CAME TO REST IN TREE.
1966-04-04 Accident · Billings Okla, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0057
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N939B registration before this airframe.

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.