Balloon

N85HB

2022 Homebuilt Just Fun Cat

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
CAT 1
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Maryland, NY
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Registration record

N85HB on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt Just Fun Cat
Serial
CAT 1
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Maryland, NY
Certificate issued
2022-01-05
Airworthiness date
2022-03-19
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA5B0
Mode S (octal)
52722660
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-01-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N85HB to the current registrant.
  • 2014-11-26
    N85HB previously assigned to a Piper Cheyenne II (s/n 31T-8120021); cancelled.
Overview

About N85HB

N85HB is a 2022 Homebuilt Just Fun Cat, serial number CAT 1. It is registered to an individual in Maryland, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 5, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 19, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N85HB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-08-24 Accident · Mattapan, MA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC90FA199
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31T2 — a different aircraft that carried the N85HB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE LEFT FUEL CONTROL UNIT, AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.