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N2496Z

Cancelled 1988

Deregistered aircraft · General Balloon AX-6

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Cancelled: December 9, 1988
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 496
Type: Balloon
Mode S code: A254B0

Airframe modelGeneral Balloon AX-6TCDS A18WE · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N2496Z and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB BFO87LA041Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGaithersburg, MDAfter two aborted landings the pilot saw a field in the distance and attempted to land. Although two other balloons had landed nearby, the field he was blown towards had numerous powerlines surrounding it, some of them at treetop height. During the approach…Jun 6, 1987 · Destroyed

Other aircraft with N2496Z · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N2496Z now.

2009Fritts Defin Allen WINTER 2000 · S/N H2-07-17-679Cancelled Nov 16, 2009 · Exported to Germany · Built 2007 · Don Av Inc, Brewton, AL