N801NM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ballonbau Worner Gmbh NL-1000/STU built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Ballonbau Worner Gmbh NL-1000/STU cancelled May 31, 2017
- Serial number
- 1071
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 6, 2005
- Last FAA action
- August 9, 2010
- Last owner
- Peak Express Balloon INC (Corporation)
Albuquerque, NM - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
NTSB accident and incident record under N801NM
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ballonbau Worner GMBH NL-1000/STU · serial 1071
The crew's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in destruction of the balloon envelope by lightning strike and the subsequent uncontrolled descent to the sea.
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