Balloon

N9812Y

Adams Balloon A55S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
192
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bucket List Adventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N9812Y on the FAA register

Type
Adams Balloon A55S
Serial
192
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Bucket List Adventures LLC
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2021-03-29
Airworthiness date
1988-10-28
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ADB190
Mode S (octal)
53330620
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N9812Y to the current registrant.
  • 1988-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1965-09-14
    N9812Y previously assigned to a Champion Aeronca 7FC (s/n 7FC 398); cancelled.
Overview

About N9812Y

N9812Y is an Adams Balloon A55S, serial number 192. The FAA register lists Bucket List Adventures LLC as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 28, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9812Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-08-05 Accident · Farmington Mo, 25 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2258
Reported aircraft: Champion 7FC — a different aircraft that carried the N9812Y 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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