Balloon

N524LQ

2022 Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
1972
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smith Ballooning LLC (LLC)
Based
Walkersville, MD
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Registration record

N524LQ on the FAA register

Type
2022 Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z
Serial
1972
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Smith Ballooning LLC
Walkersville, MD
Certificate issued
2022-07-15
Airworthiness date
2022-07-28
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A698D3
Mode S (octal)
51514323
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2022-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N524LQ.
Overview

About N524LQ

N524LQ is a 2022 Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z, serial number 1972. The FAA register lists Smith Ballooning LLC as the registrant in Walkersville, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 28, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N524LQ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N524LQ.

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.