Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
ADAMS BALLOON A55S
Balloon · AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Registered
35
Year Range
1981–1986
NTSB Events
10
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered ADAMS BALLOON A55S aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NM 34.3% 12
- MI 25.7% 9
- GA 8.6% 3
- AZ 5.7% 2
- PA 5.7% 2
- IL 2.9% 1
- MN 2.9% 1
- NH 2.9% 1
- NY 2.9% 1
- TX 2.9% 1
+2 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 51.4% 18
- Unknown 48.6% 17
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving ADAMS BALLOON A55S aircraft
10 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 10.
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Oct 15, 2006
N9019AAlbuquerque, New Mexico Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 18, 2000
N4035TLOS LUNAS, New Mexico Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 3, 1999
N9808SWOODSTOCK, Georgia Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 6, 1997
N1063VGALLUP, New Mexico Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
May 31, 1984
N1062GGRAYSLAKE, Illinois Serious
NTSB Docket → -
May 30, 1982
N1062SFRITCHTON, Indiana
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 19, 1974
N6000SBAKERSFIELD, California
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 14, 1973
N40320INDEPENDENCE, Iowa Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 14, 1966
N98098BONILLA, South Dakota Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 5, 1965
N9812YFARMINGTON, Missouri Minor
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to ADAMS BALLOON A55S
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 A55S
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 A55S
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 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1059Y | GA | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1062G | IL | 1981 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1062K | MN | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1062S | NH | 1981 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N10634 | NM | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N10636 | MI | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1063V | NM | 1982 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1063Y | AZ | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N116FS | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1913G | MI | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40206 | MI | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40229 | NM | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40302 | MI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40320 | NM | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N4034A | MI | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4034F | NY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4035P | GA | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4035T | NM | 1984 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N4035Y | MI | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6000S | MI | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N67008 | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N79AZ | PA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9019A | NM | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9023A | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9049A | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9060A | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9801N | ME | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9804N | MI | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9805S | PA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9806N | NM | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9808S | GA | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N98098 | AZ | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9812Y | NM | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9818J | MI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9819Q | SC | — | · | 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 →