Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
ADAMS BALLOON A B
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
6
Year Range
1983–1983
NTSB Events
7
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered ADAMS BALLOON A B aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NM 33.3% 2
- MI 16.7% 1
- AZ 16.7% 1
- IN 16.7% 1
- NY 16.7% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 50.0% 3
- Unknown 50.0% 3
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving ADAMS BALLOON A B aircraft
7 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 7.
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Apr 27, 1989
N4022QSOLEBURG, Pennsylvania Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 11, 1989
N4033JJACKSONVILLE, Florida Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 14, 1984
N4004GBALLWIN, Missouri Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 8, 1983
N4022KWYOMING, Michigan Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 24, 1977
N4004GLAFAYETTE, Louisiana Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jan 14, 1973
N4033JBERRIEN SPGS, Michigan Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 26, 1971
N4022KBOULDER, Utah Minor
NTSB Docket →
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning ADAMS BALLOON A B
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
Fly Away: Evaluating the Impact of Motion Fidelity on Optimized User Interface Design via Bayesian Optimization in Automated Urban Air Mobility Simulations
Automated Urban Air Mobility (UAM) can improve passenger transportation and reduce congestion, but its success depends on passenger trust.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2024 · Journal article (IJAAA)
The Intellectual Structure and the Future of Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Research: A Bibliometric and A Scoping Review
With advancements in remote sensing technology and affordable design, uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have become prevalent in civil and military applications, such as agricul…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Faculty research project
A Bayesian approach on investigating Helicopter Emergency Medical Fatal Accidents
This paper analyzed the likelihood of a fatality based on various factors in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services and analyzing it through a Bayesian logistic regression.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
A bidirectional deep LSTM machine learning method for flight delay modelling and analysis
Flight delays can be prevented by providing a reference point from an accurate prediction model because predicting flight delays is a problem with a specific space.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
Aircraft Energy Management: A Best Practice for Integrating Safety and Efficiency
Aircraft Energy Management: A Best Practice for Integrating Safety and Efficiency The airplane is the quintessential energy system, constantly transforming, transferring, distributing, storing, and ex…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Journal article (IJAAA)
Learning from Past in the Commercial Air Transport Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review in the Safety Management Framework
In the commercial air transport industry, numerous accidents have occurred because stakeholders have failed to learn lessons from the past.
Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to ADAMS BALLOON A B
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 A B
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
06 / Supplemental Type Certificates
Modifications approved for ADAMS BALLOON A B
2 STCs on file — every FAA-approved modification, alteration, or installation for this aircraft. STOL kits, avionics, fuel systems, floats, engine swaps, you name it.
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10/19/2010
STC SA00068SE (PAGE 2)
Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1)
Electronics International Inc.
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10/13/1989
STC SA4302NM (PAGE 2)
Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.
Electronics International
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for ADAMS BALLOON A B
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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4004G | MI | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N4022G | AZ | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4022K | IN | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N4022Q | NM | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N40327 | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4033J | NY | — | ● | 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 →