N801NM - 2001 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

2001

Aircraft Description

Model Year

2001

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

—

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Balloon Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

PEAK EXPRESS BALLOON INC

Address

11 SANDIA HEIGHTS DR NE

City

ALBUQUERQUE

State / Zip Code

New Mexico87122-2009

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

52563314

Mode S Code (Hex)

AAE6CC

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Sep 29, 2010	ERA10LA511	Substantial	Fatal	The crew's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in destruction of the balloon envelope by lightning strike and the subsequent uncontrolled descent to the sea.

Sep 29, 2010ERA10LA511

Substantial

Fatal

The crew's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in destruction of the balloon envelope by lightning strike and the subsequent uncontrolled descent to the sea.

Additional Details

Registration

N801NM

Serial Number

1071

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC