# N895FA: 2021 Adams Balloons A-B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloons A-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloons-a-b) (registry code 0050325, 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: 279
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 2021
- Certificate issued: March 30, 2022
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC5865
- Registered owner: [Bradley Kenneth P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRADLEY%20KENNETH%20P)
- Location: [Ault, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ault)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6739° N, 104.5913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80610, 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=895FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N895FA

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 A-B)

- [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 (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 CEN23LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA305), Jul 14, 2023: Adams Balloon AB (N895FA), Lafayette, CO, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent hard landing in high wind conditions resulting in serious injury of two passengers. Contributing to the accident was the increase in prevailing winds prior to the forecast.

## 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 20230714010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230714010319A), Jul 14, 2023: Adams Balloons LLC A-B (N895FA), Lafayette, CO, No damage. Pilot received a group weather briefing that was obtained from the NWS for the balloon launch. Winds were predicted to pick up and change direction within two…

## 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) (2)

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 A-B)

- [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

## Related

- Other Adams Balloons A-B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloons-a-b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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