# N4033J: 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: 144
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1984
- Certificate issued: January 2, 2018
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4BA90
- Registered owner: [Monahan Todd J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONAHAN%20TODD%20J)
- Location: [Queensbury, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Queensbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3373° N, 73.6827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12804, 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=4033J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4033J

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 MIA89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA102), Mar 11, 1989: Adams AX-9 (N4033J), Jacksonville, FL, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF A PASSENGER TO FOLLOW PRE-BRIEFED INSTRUCTIONS DURING LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19900731044719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731044719I), Jul 31, 1990: Adams AB (N4033J), Jacksonville, FL. On touchdown and deflation a passenger had toes under fuel tank. Fractured toe on left foot.
- [Accident 19890311003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003529A), Mar 11, 1989: Adams AB (N4033J), Jacksonville, FL. Gust of wind tipped over basket after landing. Female passenger was unable to hold on. Broke her arm.

## 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 N4033J

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4033J before.

- [Cancelled 1981-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4033J-1981-09-08): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 5184, built 1981. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Hiller Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20AVIATION), [Porterville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Porterville)
- [Cancelled 1973-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4033J-1973-06-22): Cessna 150G, S/N 15065333. Owner: [Andrews University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDREWS%20UNIVERSITY), [Berrien Springs, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Berrien%20Springs)

## 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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