Balloon

N996LB

2008 Homebuilt SS-27-LB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
MAB2008111
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Family Care Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Amarillo, TX
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Registration record

N996LB on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt SS-27-LB
Serial
MAB2008111
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Family Care Foundation
Amarillo, TX
Certificate issued
2012-12-21
Airworthiness date
2013-04-04
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ADE9E9
Mode S (octal)
53364751
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2012-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N996LB.
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N996LB

N996LB is a 2008 Homebuilt SS-27-LB, serial number MAB2008111. The FAA register lists Family Care Foundation as the registrant in Amarillo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2012 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 4, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N996LB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N996LB.

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

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