Balloon

N228J

Balony Kubicek Spol S R O BB78Z

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1573
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Carriage LLC (LLC)
Based
San Marcos, TX
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Registration record

N228J on the FAA register

Type
Balony Kubicek Spol S R O BB78Z
Serial
1573
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Air Carriage LLC
San Marcos, TX
Certificate issued
2023-08-17
Airworthiness date
2019-07-12
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1FF81
Mode S (octal)
50377601
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N228J to the current registrant.
  • 2019-07-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2012-09-06
    N228J previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH104 Dove 6A (s/n 04391); cancelled.
Overview

About N228J

N228J is a Balony Kubicek Spol S R O BB78Z, serial number 1573. The FAA register lists Air Carriage LLC as the registrant in San Marcos, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 17, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 12, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N228J.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N228J.

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.