# N40297: Adams Balloon A55, registration cancelled 1997-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (registry code 0050103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 147
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1984
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A4B7C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Tri-Cities Mazda Dealers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI-CITIES%20MAZDA%20DEALERS)
- Location: [Kingsport, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Kingsport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5269° N, 82.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37660, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40297
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40297-1997-10-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 A55: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55.md

## Other aircraft with N40297

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40297): Maxwell Richard William RV6A, S/N 002
- [Cancelled 1981-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40297-1981-07-22): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 5151, built 1980. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Hiller Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20AVIATION), [Porterville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Porterville)
- [Cancelled 1973-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40297-1973-07-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305112. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Graubart Eli](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAUBART%20ELI), [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling)

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