# N40327: 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (Adams Aerostats LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 152
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A4BA84
- Registered owner: [Fm Marketing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FM%20MARKETING%20LLC)
- Location: [Los Ranchos, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Ranchos)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1378° N, 106.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87107, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40327
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40327

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

## 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 N40327.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40327.

## 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 N40327

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40327 before.

- [Cancelled 1982-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40327-1982-03-02): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 5176, built 1981. Exported to Taiwan. Owner: [Hiller Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20AVIATION), [Porterville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Porterville)
- [Cancelled 1972-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40327-1972-08-31): Maule M-4-220C, S/N 2102C. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Stevens Harold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20HAROLD), [Swannanoa, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Swannanoa)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon A B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a-b/aircraft.md

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