# N1384E: 1982 General Balloon NEWPORT, registration cancelled 2013-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [General Balloon NEWPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-newport) (registry code 3760302)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8007
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance, market survey
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1982
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1995
- Last registry action: October 28, 1998
- Mode S code: A09BD2
- Owner when cancelled: [Murtorff Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURTORFF%20BILL)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8588° N, 95.5855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1384E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1384E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1384E-2013-03-07

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 General Balloon NEWPORT: https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-newport.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 FTW95LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA338), Aug 12, 1995: General Balloon Newport AX8 (N1384E), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF LIFT AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING AS RESULT OF THE DISENGAGEMENT OF A VELCRO STRIP AT THE TOP OF THE BALLOON'S ENVELOPE.

## 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 19950812023959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023959A), Aug 12, 1995: Amtr NIEUPORT24 (N1384E), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Velcro strip at top balloon separated. Lost hot air. Used burner slow descent but hit hard injuring occupants.

## Other aircraft with N1384E

- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1384E-1965-05-25): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-4945. Owner: [Frank V Puliafico](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANK%20V%20PULIAFICO), [Staten Island, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Staten%20Island)

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