# N4033K: Adams Balloon A55S, registration cancelled 2019-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (registry code 0050105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 126
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1997
- Last registry action: August 18, 2015
- Mode S code: A4BA91
- Owner when cancelled: [Mills Douglas N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20DOUGLAS%20N)
- Location: [Middleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Middleville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6950° N, 85.4637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49333, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4033K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4033K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4033K-2019-05-08

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 Adams Balloon A55S: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20000512027639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000512027639I), May 12, 2000: Adams A55S (N4033K), Middleville, MI, Minor damage. (-23)During climb the pilot light went out on the burner, balloon started to decend and hit a power line. Pilot relit the pilot light and landed at the first…

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