Adams Balloon A50
11 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1978 to 1983; half of them date from 1982 or earlier. Georgia has the most (3). 18% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the A50 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Balloon · Balloons
- Power
- None
- Common engines
- None None (8), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (1)
- Seats
- None: unmanned
- Cruise speed
- about 30 mph
- Built of
- fabric and wicker
- Maker on the register
- Adams Balloon
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 4, 1992; newest April 14, 2025
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 9 | 82% |
| LLC | 2 | 18% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 8 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 10 | 91% |
| None on file | 1 | 9% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Kinser Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Bucket List Adventures LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Kinser Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Adams Balloon A50 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
11 as of October 23, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Adams Balloon A50s?
Georgia, with 3.
Who owns the Adams Balloon A50?
18% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Adams Balloon A50s on the register built?
Between 1978 and 1983; half of them in 1982 or earlier.
What is the Adams Balloon A50 made of?
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Adams Balloon A50 the component layer
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A15SO, held by Adams Aerostats LLC). No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2014, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 9.1 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 1 since 2014 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 14 | 1 |
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the A50 links to the rest of the register
- Adams Balloon 80 aircraft on the register
- Adams Balloon A50S 10 registered
- Adams Balloon A50SC 1 registered
- Built of fabric and wicker
- Georgia 3 of these aircraft
- New Mexico 2 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 1 of these aircraft
- New Hampshire 1 of these aircraft
- Kinser Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Bucket List Adventures LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the A50 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the A50 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/adams-balloon/a50.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 11
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9001A | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10589 | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50WK | Adams Balloon A50S |
Kinser Aviation LLC Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14PD | Adams Balloon A50S |
Bucket List Adventures LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1061S | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2020-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40317 | Adams Balloon A50SC |
Individual owner New Mexico |
None on file | 2019-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10631 | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2014-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1061H | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2013-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9054A | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2013-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9041A | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2006-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1063T | Adams Balloon A50S |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1992-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |