# N3257G: Handcock Thomas HOT AIR BALLOON, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Handcock Thomas HOT AIR BALLOON](https://openairdocs.org/model/handcock-thomas-hot-air-balloon) (registry code 05637S4)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 002
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1982
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1989
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A38437
- Owners when cancelled: [Heltshe Ed DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELTSHE%20ED%20DBA), [Conestoga Balloons](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONESTOGA%20BALLOONS)
- Location: [Conestoga, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Conestoga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9269° N, 76.3850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17516, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257G-2013-09-20

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 Handcock Thomas HOT AIR BALLOON: https://openairdocs.org/model/handcock-thomas-hot-air-balloon.md

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