Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX
N2037U is an Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, a balloon with no engine, built in 1997. It has 8 seats. It is registered to Northern Light Balloon Expeditions, a corporation in Sedona, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 2, 1998 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated November 12, 1997.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Avian Balloon
- Model
- MAGNUM IX · all MAGNUM IXs and related versions
- Serial number
- 202
- Type
- Balloon
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 8
- Year built
- 1997
- Transponder code
- A1A088 (octal 50320210)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 2, 1998
- Expires
- July 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon · November 12, 1997
- FAA region
- Western-Pacific
- FAA record id
- 00126901
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Northern Light Balloon Expeditions
- Type
- Corporation
- Address
- 455 Dry Creek Rd
Sedona, AZ 86336-4329
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N2037U, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Northern Light Balloon Expeditions, a corporation, certificate issued February 2, 1998, expires July 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated November 12, 1997, consistent with the 1997 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 202 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N2037U was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Maule M-4-180C (serial 3001C, cancelled August 2, 1993). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N2037U: Accident on April 10, 2012 at Sedona, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on March 16, 2002 at Sedona, AZ: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on March 16, 1986 at Orchards, WA: minor injuries, destroyed. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX · operated under 091
The pilot of another balloon did not maintain adequate clearance during approach for landing between his basket and the envelope of this balloon that was also on approach, which resulted in a midair collision.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for WPR12CA163 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Avian Magnum IX · operated under 091
The pilot's decision to continue the landing approach after encountering a high wind condition. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to use the trees to try and slow the balloon's ground speed.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX02LA111 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule M-4-180C · operated under 091
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for SEA86LA078 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data