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N801NM2001 Ballonbau Worner Gmbh NL-1000/STU

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 31, 2017.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2010)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Albuquerque, NM
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 2005
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2010
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Peak Express Balloon INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
Jun 6, 2005
Canceled
May 31, 2017
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date
Aug 24, 2005

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Ballonbau Worner Gmbh
Model
NL-1000/STU
Year
2001
Serial number
1071
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AAE6CC

Engine

Make and model
None None
Type
None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2005 – 2017Peak Express Balloon INCAlbuquerque, NM

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 29, 2010 · Adriatic Sea

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.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Fatal
Report
ERA10LA511

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA10LA511)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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