Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N491A
Adams Balloons A55S · 2020 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Balloon
Engine
NONE NONE
Last Cert Issue
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01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N491A.
Tail Number
N491A
Serial Number
261
Make
ADAMS BALLOONS LLC
Model
A55S
Year of Manufacture
2020
Mfr / Model Code
0050355
Type Aircraft
Balloon
Type Engine
None
Engines
—
Seats
1
Engine Manufacturer
NONE
Engine Model
NONE
Horsepower
—
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Standard (+1 flag) · code 1B
Registrant
RAGSDALE WILLIAM M II · Individual
Address
3610 W WADE LN · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917-5824
FAA Region
Southern · County 041
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
—
Cert Issue Date
—
Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A613CF
Mode S (Octal)
51411717
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Feb 24, 1982
HURON, California fatal
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to ADAMS BALLOONS LLC A55S
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Adams Balloons A55S in the Atlas
Adams Balloons A55S type page → — 10 registered · 3 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Apr 10, 2022
Safford, Arizona Serious
Atlas event → -
Apr 3, 1964
MOUNG HIEM, Other Foreign None
Atlas event →
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