Balloon

N98098

Adams Balloon A55S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
189
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tucson, AZ
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Registration record

N98098 on the FAA register

Type
Adams Balloon A55S
Serial
189
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-03-26
Airworthiness date
1987-09-01
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ADAED8
Mode S (octal)
53327330
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N98098 to the current registrant.
  • 1987-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-08-21
    N98098 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 18243); cancelled.
Overview

About N98098

N98098 is an Adams Balloon A55S, serial number 189. It is registered to an individual in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 1, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N98098. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-06-14 Accident · Bonilla S Dak, 41 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0477
Reported aircraft: Piper J-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N98098 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT.

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.