N96YD

Cancelled 2017

Deregistered aircraft · 1998 Abruzzo R/Peak Express Balloon GROM-1 · NONE

Cancelled: June 30, 2017
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 798
Year built: 1998
Type: Balloon
Engine: None
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: August 21, 1998
Certificate issued: August 20, 1998
Last registry action: February 7, 2008
Mode S code: AD5BF7
Owner when cancelled: Peak Express Balloon Inc
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelAbruzzo R/Peak Express Balloon GROM-1ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelNONENone

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N96YD and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DEN06LA016Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKendall, KSthe downdraft forcing the balloon into the power lines. A contrbuting factor was the clear air turbulence and the power lines.Oct 2, 2005 · Minor damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N96YD and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20051002028509AFinal Approach · Lakin, KS(-23) During a cross-country competitive flight on October 2, 2005, N96YD, a grom-1 gas balloon, was entangled in power lines near Lakin, KS. While in the process of disengaging from the power lines and releasing ballast, [privacy data omitted], holder of…Oct 2, 2005 · Minor damage