Balloon

N49KB

2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB30E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
2320
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
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Registration record

N49KB on the FAA register

Type
2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB30E
Serial
2320
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2025-12-01
Airworthiness date
2024-06-21
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A60EA2
Mode S (octal)
51407242
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N49KB to the current registrant.
  • 2024-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2017-03-21
    N49KB previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D-2028); cancelled.
Overview

About N49KB

N49KB is a 2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB30E, serial number 2320. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2025 and expires on December 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 21, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N49KB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-07-17 Accident · Carthage, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL05CA166
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35 — a different aircraft that carried the N49KB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with gully. A related factor was the tailwind.

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.