# N2040J: Semco Balloon MARK V

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon MARK V](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-mark-v) (registry code 8071802, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (Eagle Balloons Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM170
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2022
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A1A340
- Registered owner: [Wells Russell L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20RUSSELL%20L)
- Location: [Seville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Seville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0280° N, 81.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44273, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2040J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2040J

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 (Semco Balloon MARK V)

- [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

None matched to N2040J.

## 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.

- [Incident 19820612034419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612034419I), Jun 12, 1982: Semco MARKV (N2040J), Daleville, IN, Minor damage. Crew evacuated hot air balloon when heater pilot-light went out from excess fuel tank pressure. Balloon hit wires.

## 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 (Semco Balloon MARK V)

- [STC SB299NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB299NE): Installation of a Raven HP-1 burner. Chapdelaine Stephen C

## Related

- Other Semco Balloon MARK V aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-mark-v/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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