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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A15SO

Andrew Philip Richardson DBA

Historical Aircraft Balloon Rev 15 12/19/2016 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (6)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 21.322
  • Sec. 21.323
  • Sec. 21.324
  • Sec. 21.325
  • Sec. 21.326
  • Sec. 21.327
  • Sec. 21.328
  • Sec. 21.329
  • Sec. 21.330
  • Sec. 21.331
  • Sec. 21.332
  • Sec. 21.333
  • Sec. 21.334
  • Sec. 21.335
  • Sec. 21.336
  • Sec. 21.337
  • Sec. 21.338
  • Sec. 21.339
  • Sec. 21.321

Former holders

  • Adams Balloon Loft, Walz\McGrath, Michael D.
  • Adams Balloon Loft\Walz\McGrath\Michael D.
  • Adams Balloon Loft, Walz

Fleet view · 11 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

1

n=11

Year of mfr

2021

1983–2024

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • NONE NONE 9

NTSB events

49

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

0

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

4.45 events / tail · 0.00 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.