# N819AC: 1999 Worldwide Aeros AEROS-40B, registration cancelled 2017-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Worldwide Aeros AEROS-40B](https://openairdocs.org/model/worldwide-aeros-aeros-40b) (registry code 9140300)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS S00007LA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/S00007LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A40B-17
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 2000
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2000
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AB2ACE
- Owner when cancelled: [Airship USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRSHIP%20USA%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0845° N, 115.1461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N819AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=819AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819AC-2017-02-16

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 Worldwide Aeros AEROS-40B: https://openairdocs.org/model/worldwide-aeros-aeros-40b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX01FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA071), Jan 9, 2001: Worldwide Aeros 40B (N819AC), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: One or both of the rear ballonet air relief valves remained in an open position for undetermined reasons, which caused an out-of-balance trim condition; also causal was the flight crew’s decision to…
- [NTSB LAX00LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA242), Jun 28, 2000: Worldwide Aero AEROS-40B (N819AC), San Bernadino, CA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The ground crew's diverted attention toward the landing airship while trying to catch a mooring rope, which resulted in their failure to detect an immenient collision with each other.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010109000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010109000809A), Jan 9, 2001: N819AC, Oakland, CA, No damage. (-23)N819AC, aeros-40B blimp, encountered stability problems during approach and landing at the Oakland, CA. Int'l airport at approx. 1330 PST. The pilot and…
- [Accident 20000628009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000628009179A), Jun 28, 2000: Aeros AEROS540B (N819AC), San Bernadino, CA, 1 fatal. (-23) During a landing capture operation of an airship, ground crew member Mr. Dean norsworthy collided with another ground crewman. Norsworthy was knocked…

## Other aircraft with N819AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N819AC): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-1030, built 2023
- [Cancelled 2023-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819AC-2023-04-14): Air Tractor AT-802A, S/N 802A-1030. Owner: [Air Tractor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TRACTOR%20INC), [Olney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Olney)

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