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N1913G

Adams Balloon A55S

Valid Michigan

N1913G is an Adams Balloon A55S, a balloon with no engine, built in 1983. It is registered to an individual in Hastings, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 24, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated June 3, 1983.

Aircraft

Maker
Adams Balloon
Model
A55S
Serial number
122
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
0
Year built
1983
Cruising speed
30 mph
Transponder code
A16EAA (octal 50267252)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 24, 2014
Expires
February 28, 2030
Last FAA action
October 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · June 3, 1983
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00542222

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Payne Ralph J
Type
Individual
Address
3825 E Center Rd
Hastings, MI 49058-9108

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1975-01-31Cessna 310R · exported to Australia · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data