# N16131: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- 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: 164
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 9, 1991
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1991
- Last registry action: September 6, 1994
- Mode S code: A0F840
- Owner when cancelled: [American Hot Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20HOT%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16131
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16131-2015-05-05

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 LAX93LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA283), Apr 11, 1993: Avian Balloon Magnum IX (N16131), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PLANNED APPROACH TO THE LANDING AREA.

## 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 19930411022959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930411022959A), Apr 11, 1993: Avianw MAGNUMIX (N16131), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported wind dragged balloon from open landing area into dry was and trees. Passenger report dragged thru trees.

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