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N898LW

Kubicek Factory S R O BB22Z

N898LW is a Kubicek Factory S R O BB22Z, a balloon with no engine, built in 2023. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Discover Balloons, a partnership in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 28, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated July 20, 2023.

Aircraft

Maker
Kubicek Factory S R O
Model
BB22Z
Serial number
2145
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2023
Transponder code
AC641B (octal 53062033)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 28, 2023
Expires
June 30, 2030
Last FAA action
June 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · July 20, 2023
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01411158

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Discover Balloons
Type
Partnership
Address
205-B San Felipe NW
Box 321
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Co-owners
Lewis Patty / Grimes Doug

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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