# N8874A: 2020 Adams Balloons A60-S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloons A60-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloons-a60-s) (registry code 0050360, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (Adams Aerostats LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 275
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 2020
- Certificate issued: October 28, 2022
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC3ABB
- Registered owner: [Balloons Over Bloomington LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20OVER%20BLOOMINGTON%20LLC)
- Location: [Bloomington, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bloomington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2298° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47408, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8874A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8874A

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Adams Balloons A60-S)

- [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
- [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976

### 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 N8874A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8874A.

## 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) (3)

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 (Adams Balloons A60-S)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB02889AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02889AT): Installation of replacement vapor and liquid fuel hoses including associated fittings. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc
- [STC SL2165SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2165SO): Installation of Cameron basket and burner system. Adams Balloon Loft

## Earlier aircraft with N8874A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8874A before.

- [Cancelled 2012-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8874A-2012-07-13): Beech B35, S/N D-2502, built 1950. Expired dealer, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ogston Flying Serv Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OGSTON%20FLYING%20SERV%20INC), [Boise City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Boise%20City)
- [Cancelled 1973-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8874A-1973-05-24): Beech B35, S/N D-2529. Owner: [Leslie A Hayling](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESLIE%20A%20HAYLING), [Trenton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Trenton)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloons A60-S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloons-a60-s/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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