# N8002U: 2004 Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix) (registry code 0900110, 8 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4NM) (Avian Balloon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 216
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 2004
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2004
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AAE48E
- Registered owner: [Northern Light Balloon Expeditions](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20LIGHT%20BALLOON%20EXPEDITIONS)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8787° N, 111.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86336, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8002U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8002U

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 MAGNUM IX)

- [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 N8002U.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8002U.

## 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 MAGNUM IX)

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

## Earlier aircraft with N8002U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8002U before.

- [Cancelled 1978-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8002U-1978-03-29): Douglas DC-8-21, S/N 45279. Owner: [Plmouth Leasing Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLMOUTH%20LEASING%20COMPANY), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)

## Related

- Other Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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