# N1059S: 1979 Adams Balloon A55

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (registry code 0050103)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (Adams Aerostats LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 046
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2014
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A01AEB
- Registered owner: [Moughan Gavin P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUGHAN%20GAVIN%20P)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1006° N, 106.5163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1059S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1059S

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Adams Balloon A55)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013
- [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA003), Oct 8, 1989: Adams A55 (N1059S), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE LANDING AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19891008039219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891008039219A), Oct 8, 1989: Adams A55 (N1059S), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Snagged a tree on landing, broke free then reported a wind gust put balloon into powerlines. Occupants jumped out.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Adams Balloon A55)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB02133LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02133LA): Installation of the Head Balloons model AX8-88b and Head DBII Burner. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc
- [STC SB02085CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02085CH): Descriptive data pertaining to this design change are considered inadequate for duplication in other products. This approval is limited to only the installation made in Adams Balloon Loft Model A55, Serial No. 177. Bernava Emelia
- [STC SB02889AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02889AT): Installation of replacement vapor and liquid fuel hoses including associated fittings. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon A55 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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