# N4026D: Adams Balloon A55

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (registry code 0050103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (Adams Aerostats LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 116
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2021
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4B73D
- Registered owner: [Bargar Stacy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARGAR%20STACY)
- Location: [Concord, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Concord)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1732° N, 84.6481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49237, 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=4026D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4026D

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 A55)

- [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

## 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 N4026D.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4026D.

## 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) (4)

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 A55)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB02133LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02133LA): Installation of the Head Balloons model AX8-88b and Head DBII Burner. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc
- [STC SB02085CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02085CH): Descriptive data pertaining to this design change are considered inadequate for duplication in other products. This approval is limited to only the installation made in Adams Balloon Loft Model A55, Serial No. 177. Bernava Emelia
- [STC SB02889AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02889AT): Installation of replacement vapor and liquid fuel hoses including associated fittings. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N4026D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4026D before.

- [Cancelled 1981-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026D-1981-10-13): Ayres S2R-T15, S/N T15-020DC. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Ayres Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYRES%20CORP), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1958-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026D-1958-01-14): Cessna 182A, S/N 34726. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon A55 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55/aircraft.md

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