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Balloon · 1987 · Lexington, KY
N1990K is a 1987 Balloon (serial 5267), registered to Herbst John H (individual) in Lexington, KY. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from April 1987 (39 years ago). It carries a None NONE engine, the engine on 93% of registered Balloons. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A18BFC. It is one of 49 Balloon aircraft on the FAA registry. Herbst John H holds 3 aircraft on the registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
42 of the 45 registered Balloon carry this engine (93%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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