# N4012Q: 2017 Andrew Philip Richardson DBA A-B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Andrew Philip Richardson DBA A-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/andrew-philip-richardson-dba-a-b) (registry code 0050050, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (Adams Aerostats LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 248
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 2017
- Certificate issued: November 17, 2017
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A4B305
- Registered owner: [Sproul Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPROUL%20KEITH%20A)
- Location: [North Brunswick, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/North%20Brunswick)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4415° N, 74.4912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08902, 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=4012Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4012Q

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Andrew Philip Richardson DBA A-B)

- [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
- [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 N4012Q.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4012Q.

## 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) (2)

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 (Andrew Philip Richardson DBA A-B)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB02889AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02889AT): Installation of replacement vapor and liquid fuel hoses including associated fittings. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N4012Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4012Q before.

- [Cancelled 2011-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4012Q-2011-02-14): Cessna 402, S/N 402-0112, built 1967. Revoked, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fishburn C F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISHBURN%20C%20F), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

## Related

- Other Andrew Philip Richardson DBA A-B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/andrew-philip-richardson-dba-a-b/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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