Balloon

N131WH

2022 Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
1997
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc (Corporation)
Based
Nicholson, PA
Registration record

N131WH on the FAA register

Type
2022 Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z
Serial
1997
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc
Nicholson, PA
Certificate issued
2022-11-16
Airworthiness date
2022-12-13
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A080E4
Mode S (octal)
50100344
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2022-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N131WH to the current registrant.
  • 2006-10-25
    N131WH previously assigned to a Homebuilt Tierra II (s/n 7937); cancelled.
Overview

About N131WH

N131WH is a 2022 Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z, serial number 1997. The FAA register lists Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc as the registrant in Nicholson, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 13, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N131WH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-01-27 Accident · Woodson, AR Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · FTW98LA107
Reported aircraft: Sutton Tierra II — a different aircraft that carried the N131WH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.

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.