Balloon

N343R

2023 Homebuilt AF-SS-85

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
LP2023-03
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mechanicsville, VA
Registration record

N343R on the FAA register

Type
2023 Homebuilt AF-SS-85
Serial
LP2023-03
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mechanicsville, VA
Certificate issued
2023-04-25
Airworthiness date
2023-07-08
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A3C9EA
Mode S (octal)
50744752
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2023-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N343R to the current registrant.
  • 2013-06-06
    N343R previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-A80 (s/n LD-257); cancelled.
  • 1980-12-01
    N343R previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-A80 (s/n LD-192); cancelled.
Overview

About N343R

N343R is a 2023 Homebuilt AF-SS-85, serial number LP2023-03. It is registered to an individual in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 8, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N343R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N343R.

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.