# N50257: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, registration cancelled 2017-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix) (registry code 0900110)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 173
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1993
- Certificate issued: February 28, 2007
- Last registry action: October 23, 2013
- Mode S code: A64485
- Owner when cancelled: [Cory Shane D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORY%20SHANE%20D)
- Location: [Glendale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Glendale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7010° N, 112.1581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85310, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50257-2017-06-22

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 Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA191), Jul 22, 1994: Avian Magnum 9 (N50257), Pasco, WA, no damage. Probable cause: A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT REDUCED THE PASSENGER'S ABILITY TO HOLD ON TO THE BASKET DURING THE HARD LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AT TOUCHDOWN.

## 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.

- [Accident 19940721019649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940721019649A), Jul 21, 1994: Avianw MAGNUMIX (N50257), Pasco, WA. Passenger fell out of balloon on hard bounce. Tangle in vent line. Dragged 25 ft. had medical inop thumb condition.

## Other aircraft with N50257

- [Cancelled 1990-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50257-1990-08-16): Cessna 150H, S/N 15069171. Triennial form not returned

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