# N15053: 1983 Avian Balloon FALCON II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon FALCON II](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-falcon-ii) (registry code 0900102)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2NW) (Avian Balloon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1983
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2011
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A0CD52
- Registered owner: [Rote Shannon R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTE%20SHANNON%20R)
- Location: [Doylestown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Doylestown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9621° N, 81.6903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44230, 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=15053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15053

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Avian Balloon FALCON II)

- [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

### 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 NYC04CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA177), Jul 24, 2004: Avian Falcon II (N15053), Middletown, OH, minor damage. Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent fall from the basket, during landing. A factor in this accident was the windy conditions.

## 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 20040724028149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724028149A), Jul 24, 2004: Avianw FALCON2 (N15053), Middletown, OH, Minor damage. (-23) While attempting to land in a field in strong winds the balloon was dragged and tipped. The crew member a 78-year-OLD spotter was ejected from the…

## 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) (1)

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 (Avian Balloon FALCON II)

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC

## Earlier aircraft with N15053

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N15053 before.

- [Cancelled 1951-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15053-1951-02-01): Piper E-2, S/N 204. Owner: [Albert A Hamilton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERT%20A%20HAMILTON), [Ipswich, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Ipswich)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15053-undated): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287225571. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Avian Balloon FALCON II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-falcon-ii/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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