Balloon

N5314D

2008 Homebuilt WEST-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Prairie Sky Inc (Corporation)
Based
Custer, SD
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Registration record

N5314D on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt WEST-2
Serial
001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Prairie Sky Inc
Custer, SD
Certificate issued
2026-02-03
Airworthiness date
2008-07-08
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6B70C
Mode S (octal)
51533414
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5314D to the current registrant.
  • 2008-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1958-04-21
    N5314D previously assigned to a Cessna 180A (s/n 50212); cancelled.
Overview

About N5314D

N5314D is a 2008 Homebuilt WEST-2, serial number 001. The FAA register lists Prairie Sky Inc as the registrant in Custer, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 8, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5314D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-05-22 Accident · Togiak, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC91LA060
Reported aircraft: Hughes 500-D — a different aircraft that carried the N5314D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE CARGO PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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.