# N18801: Adams Balloon A50S, registration cancelled 1977-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A50S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (registry code 0050101)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 006
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Mode S code: A160D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Gore Edward J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORE%20EDWARD%20J%20JR)
- Location: [Morrow, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Morrow)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18801
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18801
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18801-1977-07-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 A50S: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s.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 MIA76DKG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG69), May 30, 1976: Adams A50S (N18801), Stockbridge, GA, destroyed

## 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 19760530017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760530017249A), May 30, 1976: Adams A50S (N18801), Stockbridge, GA, Destroyed. Propane gas ignited,balloon destroyed. Personnel-pax stumbled,struck & broke fuel line.

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