# N44AV: 1980 Avian Balloon FALCON II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon FALCON II](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-falcon-ii) (registry code 0900102)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2NW) (Avian Balloon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44
- Year built: 1980
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 27, 2010
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A54858
- Registered owner: [Walter Forey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTER%20FOREY)
- Location: [Spokane Valley, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6653° N, 117.3073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99212, 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=44AV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44AV

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Avian Balloon FALCON II)

- [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

### 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

None matched to N44AV.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N44AV.

## 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) (1)

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 (Avian Balloon FALCON II)

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC

## Related

- Other Avian Balloon FALCON II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-falcon-ii/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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