N50257 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 22, 2017. The last status on file was "third notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX cancelled June 22, 2017
- Serial number
- 173
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Third notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- February 28, 2007
- Last FAA action
- October 23, 2013
- Last owner
- Cory Shane D (Individual)
Glendale, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Cessna 150H cancelled August 16, 1990
- Serial number
- 15069171
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N50257
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Avian MAGNUM 9 · serial 173
A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT REDUCED THE PASSENGER'S ABILITY TO HOLD ON TO THE BASKET DURING THE HARD LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AT TOUCHDOWN.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site