N8001Q (Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on October 3, 1984.

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2001 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N8001Q.

December 11, 1982Accident
PLT REPORTED HE WAS ON A MISSED APPROACH & WAS RETURNING TO CHARLESTON "HEADING 360 DEGREES..." THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 1/4 MI SOUTH & 100 FT SHORT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 27. THE WRECKAGE SCATTER PATTERN WAS ORIENTED ON A HEADING OF 155 DEG. MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES SPECIFY A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN VIA A 325 DEG HEADING.
Cessna 421B · 4 fatalities
Occurrence #1: loss of engine power Phase of operation: missed approach (IFR) Findings 1. (c) reason for occurrence undetermined ---------- Occurrence #2: loss of control - in flight Phase of operation: missed approach (IFR) Findings 2. (f) light condition - dark night 3. (f) weather condition - low ceiling 4. (f) weather condition - fog 5. Full accident record