# N4035T: 1984 Adams Balloon A55S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (registry code 0050105)
- 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: 139
- Year built: 1984
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1984
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2016
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A4BADF
- Registered owner: [Hawkins Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWKINS%20CHARLES%20W)
- Location: [Fairacres, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Fairacres)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3047° N, 106.8366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairacres, NM, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4035T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4035T

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 A55S)

- [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 DEN00LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA062), Mar 18, 2000: Adams A55S (N4035T), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision not to deflate the envelope. A factor was the wind gust.

## 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 20000318004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000318004069A), Mar 18, 2000: Adams A55S (N4035T), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. (.4)The st. patrick's balloon rally weather briefing indicated calm surface winds. Winds aloft were greater than 20 knots, and the level was expected to drop…

## 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 A55S)

- [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 SB02889AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02889AT): Installation of replacement vapor and liquid fuel hoses including associated fittings. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc
- [STC SL2272SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2272SO): Installation of Raven classic basket and burner system. Adams Balloon Loft

## Earlier aircraft with N4035T

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4035T before.

- [Cancelled 1982-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4035T-1982-08-31): Hiller UH-12, S/N 5198, built 1982. Exported to Egypt. Owner: [Hiller Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20AVIATION), [Porterville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Porterville)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon A55S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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