N4078Z — 1997 Balloon, Davenport, FL

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This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N4078Z is a 1997 Balloon (serial S53A-3029), registered to Knuth Denise (individual) in Davenport, FL. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires November 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from March 1997 (29 years ago). It carries a None NONE engine, the engine on 98% of registered Balloons. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A4CA2A. It is one of 63 Balloon aircraft on the FAA registry.

Registered owner: Knuth Denise
Owner type: Individual
Based in: Davenport, FL
Serial number: S53A-3029
Year built: 1997 · 29 yrs old
Airworthiness class: 1B
FAA status: V
Mode-S / ICAO24: A4CA2A · 51145052 octal
Certificate issued: Mar 30, 2006
Airworthiness date: Mar 6, 1997
Last FAA activity: Apr 22, 2026
Registration expires: Nov 30, 2029
FAA region: 7

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Engine on this aircraft

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

54 of the 55 registered Balloon carry this engine (98%), 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: a4ca2a

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Engine — CODE 00000

Manufacturer: None

Model: NONE

Type: None

FAA Registration Record

N-Number: N4078Z

Serial Number: S53A-3029

Year Manufactured: 1997

ACFTREF Code: 7487906

Engine Code: 00000

Status: V (V)

Certification: 1B

Type Aircraft: Balloon (2)

Type Engine: None (0)

Source: master

Transponder / ADS-B

Mode S (octal): 51145052

ICAO 24-bit (hex): A4CA2A

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Registrant

Knuth Denise

Individual

528 Golf Vista Cir
Davenport, FL, 338378495

FAA Region: 7

Key Dates

Certificate Issued Mar 30, 2006

Airworthiness Mar 6, 1997

Expiration Nov 30, 2029

Last Activity Apr 22, 2026

Data as of Oct 5, 2026

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