# N20513: 1998 Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix) (registry code 0900110, 8 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4NM) (Avian Balloon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 204
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1998
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A1A72D
- Registered owner: [Northern Light Balloon Expeditions](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20LIGHT%20BALLOON%20EXPEDITIONS)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8787° N, 111.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86336, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20513
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20513

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 MAGNUM IX)

- [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

## 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 WPR12CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA163), Apr 10, 2012: Avian Balloon Magnum IX (N20513), Sedona, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate clearance during approach for landing between his basket and the envelope of another balloon that was also on approach, which resulted in a midair collision.

## 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 20120410006422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410006422A), Apr 10, 2012: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX (N20513), Substantial damage. Pilot was approaching to land in a open field and the basket of his balloon made contact with the envelope of another balloon causing it to rip. The pilot said…

## 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 MAGNUM IX)

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

## Earlier aircraft with N20513

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N20513 before.

- [Cancelled 1993-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20513-1993-03-26): Cessna 172M, S/N 17261351. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ross Herman D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSS%20HERMAN%20D), [Allen, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Allen)

## Related

- Other Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix/aircraft.md

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