Balloon

N997KB

2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB26AZ

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
2421
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gordonsville, VA
Registration record

N997KB on the FAA register

Type
2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB26AZ
Serial
2421
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gordonsville, VA
Certificate issued
2024-12-18
Airworthiness date
2025-01-17
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ADED87
Mode S (octal)
53366607
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2024-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N997KB to the current registrant.
  • 2009-04-14
    N997KB previously assigned to a Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (s/n 10695); cancelled.
Overview

About N997KB

N997KB is a 2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB26AZ, serial number 2421. It is registered to an individual in Gordonsville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2024 and expires on December 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 17, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N997KB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N997KB.

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.