# N8173: Winker HOT AIR BALLOON, registration cancelled 1992-12-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 24, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Winker HOT AIR BALLOON](https://openairdocs.org/model/winker-hot-air-balloon) (registry code 056048N)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1970
- Last registry action: November 25, 1992
- Mode S code: AB261E
- Owner when cancelled: [Winker James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINKER%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Sioux Falls, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Sioux%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5203° N, 96.7356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57105, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173-1992-12-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Winker HOT AIR BALLOON: https://openairdocs.org/model/winker-hot-air-balloon.md

## Other aircraft with N8173

- [Cancelled 2017-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173-2017-06-20): Winker Greg N-42, S/N 003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Winker Greg J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINKER%20GREG%20J), [Issaquah, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Issaquah)

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