# N20810: 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: 209
- Year built: 0
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 2000
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2000
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A1B24F
- Registered owner: [Northern Light Balloon Expeditions Sedona Balloon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20LIGHT%20BALLOON%20EXPEDITIONS%20SEDONA%20BALLOON)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, 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=20810
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20810

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 N20810.

## NTSB investigations on N20810 not matched to an aircraft (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 IAD75FKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKM32), May 28, 1975: Cessna 182 (N20810), Eden, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N20810.

## Reports on N20810 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N20810, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19750528014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750528014299A), May 28, 1975: Cessna 182P (N20810), Eden, NC, Substantial damage. Atmtd tkof in rough area off taxiway. Injury index presumed.

## 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 N20810

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N20810 before.

- [Cancelled 1939-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20810-1939-05-07): Piper J-3, S/N 2110. Owner: [Wilmington Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)

## 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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