# N9040A: Adams Balloon L D-S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon L D-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-l-d-s) (registry code 0050204)
- 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: 022
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 11, 2014
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AC8061
- Registered owner: [Depew Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPEW%20MICHAEL%20P)
- Location: [Mechanicsburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mechanicsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2475° N, 77.0304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17050, 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=9040A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9040A

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 Balloon L D-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 N9040A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9040A.

## 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 Balloon L D-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

## Earlier aircraft with N9040A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9040A before.

- [Cancelled 1956-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9040A-1956-03-29): Cessna 170, S/N 18795. Owner: [Ward Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20PAUL%20E)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon L D-S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-l-d-s/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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