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N524LQ

Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z

Valid Maryland

N524LQ is a Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z, a balloon with no engine, built in 2022. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Smith Ballooning LLC, an LLC in Walkersville, Maryland. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 15, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated July 28, 2022.

Aircraft

Maker
Kubicek Factory S R O
Model
BB40Z
Serial number
1972
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2022
Transponder code
A698D3 (octal 51514323)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 15, 2022
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · July 28, 2022
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01371736

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smith Ballooning LLC
Type
LLC
Address
10760 Dublin Rd
Walkersville, MD 21793-9719

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data