Balloon

N389KB

2025 Homebuilt BB18XR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
2443
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kyle, TX
Registration record

N389KB on the FAA register

Type
2025 Homebuilt BB18XR
Serial
2443
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kyle, TX
Certificate issued
2025-05-29
Airworthiness date
2025-06-05
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A47D9C
Mode S (octal)
51076634
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2025-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N389KB.
Overview

About N389KB

N389KB is a 2025 Homebuilt BB18XR, serial number 2443. It is registered to an individual in Kyle, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 5, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N389KB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N389KB.

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.