Balloon

N515XR

Homebuilt BB16XR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1805
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kubicek Balloons Heartland LLC (LLC)
Based
Indianola, IA
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Registration record

N515XR on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt BB16XR
Serial
1805
Engines
—
Registered owner
Kubicek Balloons Heartland LLC
Indianola, IA
Certificate issued
2026-08-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6761F
Mode S (octal)
51473037
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N515XR.
Overview

About N515XR

N515XR is a Homebuilt BB16XR, serial number 1805. The FAA register lists Kubicek Balloons Heartland LLC as the registrant in Indianola, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N515XR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N515XR.

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.