# N1060N: 1979 Adams Balloon A55, registration cancelled 2018-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (registry code 0050103)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 057
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1989
- Last registry action: May 21, 2014
- Mode S code: A01D63
- Owner when cancelled: [Mills Douglas N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20DOUGLAS%20N)
- Location: [Middleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Middleville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6950° N, 85.4637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49333, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1060N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1060N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1060N-2018-03-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Adams Balloon A55: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55.md

## 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 MKC80DCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA04), Dec 9, 1979: Adams,Md A55 (N1060N), Ballwin, MO, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19830526033549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526033549I), May 26, 1983: Adams A55 (N1060N), Crystal Lake, IL. Student allowed balloon crown line to become entangled. Unable to deflate on landing. Drifted into wires.
- [Accident 19791209033809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209033809A), Dec 9, 1979: Adams A50S (N1060N), Ballwin, MO, Minor damage. Passenger assigned task during landing. Prematurely deflated balloon at 50 ft. balloon made severe hard landing.

## Other aircraft with N1060N

- [Cancelled 1955-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1060N-1955-03-31): Fairchild M-62A-3, S/N T43-4501. Owner: [Loyd R Ayers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOYD%20R%20AYERS), [Alpine, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Alpine)

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