# N518UR: 2015 Richardson Andrew P RICHARDSON-75

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richardson Andrew P RICHARDSON-75](https://openairdocs.org/model/richardson-andrew-p-richardson-75) (registry code 05633ON, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 007
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 2015
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A680F9
- Registered owner: [Walker Dorothy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20DOROTHY%20E)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, 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=518UR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518UR

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 (Richardson Andrew P RICHARDSON-75)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 WPR22LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA010), Oct 5, 2021: Richardson Andrew P RICHARDSON-75 (N518UR), Alburquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious passenger injury.

## 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 20211003017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211003017749A), Oct 3, 2021: Richardson Andrew P RICHARDSON-75 (N518UR), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. On October 3, 2021, at 0900 MDT, an experimental balloon, N518UR, registered to [privacy data omitted], made a hard landing near alameda blvd nw and 4th street…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Richardson Andrew P RICHARDSON-75 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/richardson-andrew-p-richardson-75/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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