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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Ultramagic S-90
N901UM is an Ultramagic S-90, a balloon with no engine, built in 2017. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in La Luz, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 17, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated April 28, 2017.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Ultramagic
- Model
- S-90
- Serial number
- 90/151
- 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
- 2017
- Transponder code
- AC74B1 (octal 53072261)
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 17, 2017
- 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 28, 2017
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01251339
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Hoidahl James R
- 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
- 3 Bonita Ave
La Luz, NM 88337-9508
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N901UM links to the rest of the register
- Ultramagic 45 aircraft on the register
- La Luz, NM 9 aircraft registered in this town
- New Mexico 3,108 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N901UM.json.
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The public federal record on N901UM, 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 Hoidahl James R, an individual, certificate issued May 17, 2017, expires May 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated April 28, 2017, consistent with the 2017 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 90/151 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N901UM according to the deregistered file. [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 N901UM: Accident on April 27, 2019 at La Mesa, TX: serious injuries. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ultramagic S90 · operated under 091
The pilot's improper decision to launch the balloon in known high wind conditions, and his failure to fully vent the balloon upon landing, which resulted in the balloon landing hard several times, tipping over, being pushed along uneven ground, and a serious passenger injury.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data