Balloon

N168ME

2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
2291
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vass, NC
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Registration record

N168ME on the FAA register

Type
2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z
Serial
2291
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vass, NC
Certificate issued
2025-02-25
Airworthiness date
2025-03-13
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1107E
Mode S (octal)
50210176
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2025-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N168ME.
  • 2024
    Manufactured (2024).
Overview

About N168ME

N168ME is a 2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z, serial number 2291. It is registered to an individual in Vass, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 13, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N168ME. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-09-25 Accident · Houston, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW03LA231
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172S — a different aircraft that carried the N168ME registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention while performing the after landing check.

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.