Aircraft record

N9005E2003 National Ballooning Ltd 858

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Jun 2012)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Jul 31, 2027
Based in: Ottumwa, IA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2020
NTSB events: 1; 2012
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Ottumwa, IA
Certificate issued: Jul 31, 2020
Expires: Jul 31, 2027
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Apr 15, 2003

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: National Ballooning Ltd
Model: 858
Year: 2003
Serial number: 146
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AC7238

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

2020 – nowIndividual ownerOttumwa, IA · current
1990 – 1999Roberts Aircraft CompanyAlbany, OR · different airframe: Aerospatiale Sa315b S/N 2538
1959 – 1971Co-ownersdifferent airframe: Aeronca 11ac S/N 11ac636

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident

Jun 17, 2012 · Pierce, NE

The balloon pilot’s encounter with increased wind during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and a passenger’s injury.

Injuries: Serious
Report: CEN12CA393

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN12CA393)

Accident history for this model

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.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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