# N4022K: 1983 Adams Balloon A B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A B](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a-b) (registry code 0050100, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (Adams Aerostats LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 127
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1983
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2014
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A4B6B7
- Registered owner: [Bmg Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BMG%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Bloomington, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bloomington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0852° N, 86.6123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47403, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4022K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4022K

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 (Adams Balloon 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 (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 (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 CHI84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA015), Oct 8, 1983: Adams AB (N4022K), Wyoming, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19831008053619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053619A), Oct 8, 1983: Adams AB (N4022K), Wyoming, MI, Substantial damage. Balloon collided with house and powerlines during landing causing injury to one passenger.

## 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 (Adams Balloon 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 N4022K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4022K before.

- [Cancelled 1981-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4022K-1981-04-06): Ayres S2R-T15, S/N T15-014. Exported to Yugoslavia. Owner: [Ayres Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYRES%20CORP), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1972-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4022K-1972-06-08): North American NAVION A, S/N NAV-4-1022. Owner: [Williams Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20ROBERT%20A), [N Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/N%20Las%20Vegas)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon A B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a-b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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