Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
ADAMS BALLOON A55
Balloon
Registered
24
Year Range
1979–1985
NTSB Events
5
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered ADAMS BALLOON A55 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NM 29.2% 7
- AZ 16.7% 4
- GA 16.7% 4
- MI 8.3% 2
- IN 8.3% 2
- WI 4.2% 1
- FL 4.2% 1
- DE 4.2% 1
- NV 4.2% 1
- AL 4.2% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1970s 12.5% 3
- 1980s 54.2% 13
- Unknown 33.3% 8
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving ADAMS BALLOON A55 aircraft
5 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 5.
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Jan 21, 1990
N4021LGLENDALE, Arizona Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 8, 1989
N1059SALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 7, 1980
N9073AGAINESVILLE, Florida Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 12, 1971
N4016VWOODSTOCK, Connecticut Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 9, 1968
N1059BERIE, Michigan Minor
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to ADAMS BALLOON A55
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets
FAA TCDS for ADAMS BALLOON A55
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- A15SO Historical Rev 15 · 12/19/2016
Andrew Philip Richardson DBA
Models: A50S, LD-S, A55, A55S + 2 more
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for ADAMS BALLOON A55
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 24 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1059B | NM | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1059S | NM | 1979 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1059Z | MI | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1061A | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1061G | AZ | 1979 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N10623 | IN | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1062Q | WI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1062Y | GA | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1063S | NM | 1980 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N313HD | AZ | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4007G | NM | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4016V | FL | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N40209 | AZ | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4021L | NM | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N4026D | MI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4031G | GA | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4031S | DE | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4031V | NV | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40351 | AL | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9064A | GA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9073A | AZ | 1979 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9078A | GA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9802C | NM | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9817S | IN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →