N151DW — Balloon, Brandon, SD

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This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N151DW is a Balloon (serial F8B-502), registered to Sharpee Thomas R (co-owner) in Brandon, SD. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from July 1996 (30 years ago). It carries a None NONE engine, the engine on 96% of registered Balloons. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A0CE46. It is one of 123 Balloon aircraft on the FAA registry.

Registered owner: Sharpee Thomas R
Owner type: Co-Owner
Based in: Brandon, SD
Serial number: F8B-502
Airworthiness class: 1B
FAA status: V
Mode-S / ICAO24: A0CE46 · 50147106 octal
Certificate issued: Aug 20, 2010
Airworthiness date: Jul 8, 1996
Last FAA activity: May 12, 2023
Registration expires: May 31, 2028
FAA region: Central

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Engine on this aircraft

Engine: None NONE
Engine type: None
FAA engine code: 00000

112 of the 117 registered Balloon carry this engine (96%), across 2 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

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ICAO24: a0ce46

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Engine — CODE 00000

Manufacturer: None

Model: NONE

Type: None

FAA Registration Record

N-Number: N151DW

Serial Number: F8B-502

Year Manufactured: —

ACFTREF Code: 1050111

Engine Code: 00000

Status: V (V)

Certification: 1B

Type Aircraft: Balloon (2)

Type Engine: None (0)

Source: master

Transponder / ADS-B

Mode S (octal): 50147106

ICAO 24-bit (hex): A0CE46

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Registrant

Sharpee Thomas R

Co-Owner

400 E Beechnut St
Brandon, SD, 570051214

FAA Region: Central

Additional Names

ANSON JEANNE M

Key Dates

Certificate Issued Aug 20, 2010

Airworthiness Jul 8, 1996

Expiration May 31, 2028

Last Activity May 12, 2023

Data as of Oct 5, 2026

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