# N4022Q: 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: 148
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1984
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2023
- Expires: June 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A4B6BC
- Registered owner: [Campbell Brittany Rose](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20BRITTANY%20ROSE)
- Location: [Los Lunas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Lunas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7793° N, 106.7255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87031, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4022Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4022Q

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 NYC89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA131), Apr 27, 1989: Adams Unknown (N4022Q), Soleburg, PA, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH RESULTED IN DELAYING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDED HIGH WINDS AND THE LACK OF RESTRAINING DEVICES INSIDE THE…

## 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 19890427017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890427017279A), Apr 27, 1989: Adams AB (N4022Q), Soleburg, NJ. Wind picked up for landing. Passenger fell out on hard landing. Balloon rose,pilot vented. More injuries on landing

## 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 N4022Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4022Q before.

- [Cancelled 1981-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4022Q-1981-05-13): Ayres S2R-T34, S/N T34-042DC. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Ayres Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYRES%20CORP), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1973-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4022Q-1973-11-05): Cessna 402, S/N 402-0122. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Catlin Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATLIN%20AVIATION), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## 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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