N242MS V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N242MS is a 1997 Balloon (serial F7B-379), registered to Scott Michael R (co-owner) in Rio Rancho, NM. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires October 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from November 1997 (28 years ago). It carries a None NONE engine, the engine on 97% of registered Balloons. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A23891. It is one of 33 Balloon aircraft on the FAA registry. Scott Michael R holds 3 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Scott Michael R

Owner type

Co-Owner

Based in

Rio Rancho, NM

Serial number

F7B-379

Year built

1997 · 29 yrs old

Airworthiness class

1B

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A23891 · 50434221 octal

Certificate issued

Oct 20, 2025

Airworthiness date

Nov 12, 1997

Last FAA activity

Jun 24, 2026

Registration expires

Oct 31, 2032

FAA region

2

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

None NONE

Engine type

None

FAA engine code

00000

29 of the 30 registered Balloon carry this engine (97%), across 2 engine variants on the type.

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

Community facts about N242MS

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