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N72509

David B Smuck 42-20

Valid Texas

N72509 is a David B Smuck 42-20, a balloon with no engine, built in 2017. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Austin Aeronauts INC, a corporation in Austin, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 8, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated March 20, 2017.

Aircraft

Maker
David B Smuck
Model
42-20
Serial number
001-42
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
2
Year built
2017
Transponder code
A9B899 (octal 52334231)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 8, 2017
Expires
March 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · March 20, 2017
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01245167

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Austin Aeronauts INC
Type
Corporation
Address
1700 Elmhurst Dr
Austin, TX 78741-2512

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Documents on file 0

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

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