# N1601D: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix) (registry code 0900110)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 136
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1987
- Last registry action: September 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A0F42D
- Owner when cancelled: [American Hot Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20HOT%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6472° N, 117.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1601D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1601D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1601D-2013-07-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix.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 LAX88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA137), Mar 26, 1988: Avian Magnum IX (N1601D), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 19880326006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326006479A), Mar 26, 1988: Avianw MAGNUMIX (N1601D), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed in strong gusty wind. Knotted vent line minus a pulley hung up and broke. Unvented balloon dragged a mile.

## Other aircraft with N1601D

- [Cancelled 1961-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1601D-1961-10-18): Cessna 170A, S/N 20243. Owner: [Hoffman Ronald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFFMAN%20RONALD%20C), [Spenard, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Spenard)

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