# N40317: Adams Balloon A50SC

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A50SC](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50sc) (registry code 0050112)
- Serial number: 141
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2019
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A4BA61
- Registered owner: [Gunter Ryan S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUNTER%20RYAN%20S)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0614° N, 106.4712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87123, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40317

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Adams Balloon A50SC)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40317.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40317.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N40317

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40317 before.

- [Cancelled 1981-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40317-1981-07-30): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 5162, built 1981. Exported to Japan. Owner: [California Aircraft Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE), [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)
- [Cancelled 1972-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40317-1972-05-11): Maule M-4-220C, S/N 2077C. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Mc Lendon C H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MC%20LENDON%20C%20H), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon A50SC aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50sc/aircraft.md

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