# N168ME: 2024 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z](https://openairdocs.org/model/kubicek-factory-s-r-o-bb34z) (registry code 1380515, 1 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS B04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B04CE) (Kubíček Factory s.r.o) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 2291 - Year built: 2024 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: March 13, 2025 - Certificate issued: February 25, 2025 - Expires: February 29, 2032 - Mode S code: A1107E - Registered owner: [Meyer Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYER%20MARK) - Location: [Vass, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Vass) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 35.2175° N, 79.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28394, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=168ME - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N168ME From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force ### Matched by airframe (Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z) - [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011 ## NTSB investigations None matched to N168ME. ## NTSB investigations on N168ME not matched to an aircraft (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA231), Sep 25, 2003: Cessna 172S (N168ME), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention while performing the after landing check. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N168ME. ## Reports on N168ME not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N168ME, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 20030925025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030925025209A), Sep 25, 2003: Cessna 172S (N168ME), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) After third landing, during first supervised solo, student lost directional control when he looked at flap handle and retracted flaps while still rolling… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (6) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z) - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB04176CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04176CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons US Basket Model CB301C-6, S/N 8867; Cameron Balloons US Burner Model CBUS-392, S/N 1429-1434. Replace the Balony Kubicek fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons US Model CB250 fuel tanks, S/Ns 51671J, 51789J, 51629J, 34818J, 53445J, and 51602J. Sky Candy Ballooning - [STC SB04129CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04129CH): Replace the existing fuel tanks with Ultramagic Model M-40D, S/Ns UM4-1072 and UM4-1073. The Ultramagic fuel tank. Tom Warren - [STC SB04063CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04063CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the FireFly (Balloon Works) Basket Model 5.0, S/N 6118; the FireFly (Balloon Works) Burner Model F-1 (S/N 588 and 2117) and Model T3-017 (S/N 2506J); and FireFly (Balloon Works) fuel tanks, P/N 3035L (S/Ns 48077J, 48303J, 46678J and 43064J) and P/N 3229 (S/Ns 00121210J and 00121208J). Napa Valley Drifters - [STC SB04019CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04019CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Todd Davis - [STC SB03443CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03443CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the FireFly (Balloon Works) Basket Model 5.0, S/N 6118; the FireFly (Balloon Works) Burner Model F-1, S/N 588 and 2117; and FireFly (Balloon Works) fuel tanks, P/N 3035L (S/Ns 48077J, 48303J, 46678J and 43064J) and P/N C3229AK (S/Ns 121210J and 121208J). Napa Valley Drifters ## Related - Other Kubicek Factory S R O BB34Z aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kubicek-factory-s-r-o-bb34z/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.