# N48169: 1975 Thunder Balloons AX6-56A, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX6-56A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax6-56a) (registry code 8970104)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 017
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1975
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1976
- Last registry action: December 20, 1986
- Mode S code: A5EF9C
- Owners when cancelled: [Heaberlin Ricard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEABERLIN%20RICARD%20A), [Smith Bernard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20BERNARD%20A)
- Location: [Pleasantville, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Pleasantville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3812° N, 93.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50225, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48169
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48169-2013-08-15

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 Thunder Balloons AX6-56A: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax6-56a.md

## Other aircraft with N48169

- [Cancelled 1952-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48169-1952-01-25): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 5553AE. Owner: [Buchanan Jack & B G Nelson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCHANAN%20JACK%20%26%20B%20G%20NELSON), [Elkton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Elkton)

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