Balloon

N117BS

2021 Homebuilt BB-S Blaser

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
1917
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blaser Swisslube (Corporation)
Based
Goshen, NY
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Registration record

N117BS on the FAA register

Type
2021 Homebuilt BB-S Blaser
Serial
1917
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Blaser Swisslube
Goshen, NY
Certificate issued
2022-06-08
Airworthiness date
2022-07-28
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0465E
Mode S (octal)
50043136
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2022-06-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N117BS to the current registrant.
  • 2021
    Manufactured (2021).
  • 2007-06-25
    N117BS previously assigned to a Homebuilt PZL M18B (s/n 1Z027-17); cancelled.
Overview

About N117BS

N117BS is a 2021 Homebuilt BB-S Blaser, serial number 1917. The FAA register lists Blaser Swisslube as the registrant in Goshen, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 8, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 28, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N117BS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-05-22 Accident · Borah Peak, ID Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA04LA095
Reported aircraft: WSK PZL Mielec PZL M-18B — a different aircraft that carried the N117BS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning/decision, VFR into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors include mountainous terrain and instrument meteorological condition.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.