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N8003J

Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX

Valid Oregon

N8003J is an Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, a balloon with no engine, built in 2006. It has 8 seats. It is registered to an individual in Bend, Oregon. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 27, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated November 3, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Avian Balloon
Model
MAGNUM IX
Serial number
217
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
8
Year built
2006
Transponder code
AAE4A7 (octal 52562247)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 27, 2023
Expires
September 30, 2030
Last FAA action
September 27, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · November 3, 2006
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00243839

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smith Drew Aidan
Type
Individual
Address
56749 Spring River Loop
Bend, OR 97707-2063

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

1978-04-02Smith AEROSTAR 601P · exported to France · Valid registration

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