# N8003J: 2006 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: 217
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 2006
- Certificate issued: September 27, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AAE4A7
- Registered owner: [Smith Drew Aidan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DREW%20AIDAN)
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8272° N, 121.4910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97707, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8003J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8003J

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 N8003J.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8003J.

## 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 N8003J

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8003J before.

- [Cancelled 1978-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8003J-1978-04-02): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0489-199. Exported to France. Owner: [Ted Smith Aerostar Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TED%20SMITH%20AEROSTAR%20SALES%20INC), [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)

## 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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