# N9803N: 1986 Adams Balloon A55, registration cancelled 2013-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (registry code 0050103)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 168
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1986
- Last registry action: September 20, 1988
- Mode S code: ADADF2
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7881° N, 84.3526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30306, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9803N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9803N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9803N-2013-04-02

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 A55: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55.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 19930919039539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919039539I), Sep 19, 1993: Adams A55 (N9803N), Kingsbury, NY, Minor damage. Passenger blocked rip cord as pilot attempted to pull rip cord on landing. Balloon drifted to powerline. Deflated.

---
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.