FAA aircraft registration
N8002U
AVIAN BALLOON MAGNUM IX · 2004 · Valid
N8002U is a AVIAN BALLOON MAGNUM IX (year 2004), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-09-06. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.
Snapshot date: 2026-09-06 · Source: registry.faa.gov
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Serial number
- 216
- Issued
- —
- Expires
- —
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- AZ
Registered owner
NORTHERN LIGHT BALLOON EXPEDITIONS
SEDONA, AZ
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.
Ownership timeline
- CurrentNORTHERN LIGHT BALLOON EXPEDITIONSsince —
- Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)
No NTSB CAROL record matches N8002U in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.
Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)
AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N8002U.
Type certificate
AVIAN BALLOON MAGNUM IX is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the AVIAN BALLOON family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-09-06
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-09-06
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-09-06
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-09-06