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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 12, 2026Lindstrand Balloons 90A
N7503J is a Lindstrand Balloons 90A, a balloon with no engine, built in 2003. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Munith, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 14, 2003 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated April 1, 2003.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Lindstrand Balloons
- Model
- 90A · all 90As and related versions
- Built of
- fabric and wickerA hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Lindstrand Balloons 90 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 5220
- Type
- BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2003
- Transponder code
- AA1CD3 (octal 52416323)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 2003
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · April 1, 2003
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00015579
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Walz Chuck L
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 10269 Mount Hope Rd
Munith, MI 49259-9720
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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
Connections how N7503J links to the rest of the register
- Lindstrand Balloons 90 79 registered
- Lindstrand Balloons 252 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Munith, MI 10 aircraft registered in this town
- Michigan 7,236 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Lindstrand Balloons 90 3 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Lindstrand Balloons 90 31 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N7503J, 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 Walz Chuck L, an individual, certificate issued May 14, 2003, expires May 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated April 1, 2003, consistent with the 2003 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 5220 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N7503J was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-28R-180 (serial 28R30867, cancelled November 13, 1991). 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]
1 NTSB record under N7503J: Accident on September 17, 1989 at Gordon, AL: fatal, substantial damage (3 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-180 · operated under 091
THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL GASCOLATOR BOWL BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE AND A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 12, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data