# N5526: Becker HOT AIR-BALLOON

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Becker HOT AIR-BALLOON](https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-hot-air-balloon) (registry code 05630EQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5526
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: Unknown
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2016
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A70A03
- Registered owners: [Corvin Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORVIN%20MICHAEL%20L), [Becker Carl E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20CARL%20E)
- Location: [Triangle, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Triangle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5790° N, 77.3999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22172, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5526
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5526

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 (Becker HOT AIR-BALLOON)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5526.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5526.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N5526

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5526 before.

- [Cancelled 1969-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5526-1969-07-25): Lockheed 188A, S/N 188A-1042. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Eastern Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Becker HOT AIR-BALLOON aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-hot-air-balloon/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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