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N40317

Adams Balloon A50SC

N40317 is an Adams Balloon A50SC, a balloon with no engine. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 19, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Adams Balloon
Model
A50SC
Serial number
141
Type
Balloon
Power
None
Seats
0
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
30 mph
Transponder code
A4BA61 (octal 51135141)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 19, 2019
Expires
June 30, 2029
Last FAA action
August 11, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00941074

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gunter Ryan S
Type
Individual
Address
1510 La Cabra Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123-4404

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 2

1981-07-30Hiller UH-12E · exported to Japan · Valid registration
1972-05-11Maule M-4-220C · exported to Venezuela · Valid registration

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