# N9045A: Adams Balloon A50S, registration cancelled 2014-11-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 25, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 037
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1985
- Last registry action: November 30, 1991
- Mode S code: AC8110
- Owner when cancelled: [Shoemaker Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOEMAKER%20PAUL%20E)
- Location: [Lexington, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Lexington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9045A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9045A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045A-2014-11-25

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 Adams Balloon A50S: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s.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 ATL82DLQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLQ04), Nov 30, 1981: Adams A50S (N9045A), Nicholasville, KY, substantial damage

## 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 19811130077959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130077959A), Nov 30, 1981: Adams A50S (N9045A), Nicholasville, KY, Substantial damage. During landing on training flight balloon was approaching wires. Deflated. Envelope draped over wires and burned.

## Other aircraft with N9045A

- [Cancelled 1951-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045A-1951-09-07): Cessna 170A, S/N 18898. Owner: [Downtown Airpark Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNTOWN%20AIRPARK%20INC), [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.