# N18298: 1940 Joe Winkler HOT AIR DIRIGIBLE, registration cancelled 2018-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Joe Winkler HOT AIR DIRIGIBLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/joe-winkler-hot-air-dirigible) (registry code 056048M)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 131407
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A14BCE
- Owner when cancelled: [Kolkman William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOLKMAN%20WILLIAM%20A)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18298
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18298-2018-07-19

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 Joe Winkler HOT AIR DIRIGIBLE: https://openairdocs.org/model/joe-winkler-hot-air-dirigible.md

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