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N8002U

Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX

Valid Arizona

N8002U is an Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, a balloon with no engine, built in 2004. It has 8 seats. It is registered to Northern Light Balloon Expeditions, a corporation in Sedona, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 18, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated June 7, 2004.

Aircraft

Maker
Avian Balloon
Model
MAGNUM IX
Serial number
216
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
8
Year built
2004
Transponder code
AAE48E (octal 52562216)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 18, 2004
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
October 20, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · June 7, 2004
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00108199

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Northern Light Balloon Expeditions
Type
Corporation
Address
455 Dry Creek Rd
Sedona, AZ 86336-4329

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Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 1

1978-03-29Douglas DC-8-21 · Valid registration

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