# N9043A: Adams Balloon A50S, registration cancelled 1992-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A50S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (registry code 0050101)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 036
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: January 22, 1992
- Last registry action: February 5, 1992
- Mode S code: AC80CA
- Owner when cancelled: [Arnold David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNOLD%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [New Albany, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/New%20Albany)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2837° N, 85.8477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47150, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9043A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9043A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043A-1992-12-21

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 A50S: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s.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 19800426046559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046559I), Apr 26, 1980: Adams A50S (N9043A), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Balloon cruising along a ridge encountered turbulance and struck trees. Pilot recovered and continued.

## Other aircraft with N9043A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9043A): Scottish BULLDOG MODEL 125, S/N BH-120-302, built 1974
- [Cancelled 2009-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043A-2009-12-11): Falk James J ZODIAC HDS-601, S/N 6-3118, built 2002. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Falk James I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALK%20JAMES%20I), [Waunakee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waunakee)
- [Cancelled 1998-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043A-1998-09-17): Weatherly 620B TG, S/N 3000. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Weatherly Aviation Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEATHERLY%20AVIATION%20CO%20INC), [Lincoln, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lincoln)
- [Cancelled 1957-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043A-1957-01-09): Cessna 170A, S/N 18896. Owner: [Novak Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVAK%20FRANK%20J), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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