# N2056Z: 1999 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)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4NM) (Avian Balloon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 205
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1999
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A1A7D8
- 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=2056Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2056Z

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

### 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 N2056Z.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2056Z.

## Reports on N2056Z not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N2056Z, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19900623031089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623031089I), Jun 23, 1990: Beech 95B55 (N2056Z), Hagerstown, MD, Minor damage. On takeoff lower part of nose gear departed. Flew to destination. Bolt missing from torque link.
- [Incident 19871012064399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012064399I), Oct 12, 1987: Beech 95B55 (N2056Z), Oklahoma City, OK. Left engine began losing oil at cruise. Diverted as engine quit. A cylinder had broken from the engine case.

## 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 N2056Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2056Z before.

- [Cancelled 1970-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2056Z-1970-12-04): Cessna 150C, S/N 150-59856. Owner: [Northeast Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHEAST%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Funkhannock, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Funkhannock)

## Related

- Other Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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