Balloon

N56KB

2023 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
2112
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Horizons LLC (LLC)
Based
Hot Springs, SD
Registration record

N56KB on the FAA register

Type
2023 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E
Serial
2112
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Western Horizons LLC
Hot Springs, SD
Certificate issued
2023-11-10
Airworthiness date
2023-09-30
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A72574
Mode S (octal)
51622564
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N56KB to the current registrant.
  • 2023-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2014-03-27
    N56KB previously assigned to a Pitts Aerobatics S-2B (s/n 5096); cancelled.
Overview

About N56KB

N56KB is a 2023 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E, serial number 2112. The FAA register lists Western Horizons LLC as the registrant in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 30, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56KB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56KB.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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