# N9008A: 1975 Adams Balloon A55S, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (registry code 0050105)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 010
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1992
- Last registry action: July 31, 1998
- Mode S code: AC729D
- Owner when cancelled: [Baxter Samuel H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAXTER%20SAMUEL%20H)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1976° N, 106.6821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87114, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9008A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9008A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008A-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 19970419012719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419012719I), Apr 19, 1997: Adams A55S (N9008A), Truth And Conse, NM, Minor damage. Narrative: on 4/19/97 at approximately 0735 am N9008M, an Adams A55S balloon intiated an approach for landing at elephant butte state park, NE of Truth or…

## Other aircraft with N9008A

- [Cancelled 2024-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008A-2024-01-12): Textron 208, S/N 20800702, built 2023. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1963-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008A-1963-08-13): Cessna 170A, S/N 18803. Owner: [Gilson George Edwin Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILSON%20GEORGE%20EDWIN%20JR), [Hamburg, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Hamburg)

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