# N4016Q: 2018 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: 249
- Year built: 2018
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 2018
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A4B391
- Registered owners: [Hurst Matthew D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURST%20MATTHEW%20D), [Hurst Tonya M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURST%20TONYA%20M)
- Location: [Saint Peters, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Peters)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8008° N, 90.6124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63376, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4016Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4016Q

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 N4016Q.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4016Q.

## 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 N4016Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4016Q before.

- [Cancelled 2011-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016Q-2011-04-22): Cessna 340, S/N 340-0003, built 1971. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Western Air Charter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AIR%20CHARTER), [Redding, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redding)

## 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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