# N169B: 1998 Beard B S/Beard J M BEARD-69

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beard B S/Beard J M BEARD-69](https://openairdocs.org/model/beard-b-s-beard-j-m-beard-69) (registry code 05605RA, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 98-01
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1999
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1998
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A11336
- Registered owners: [Beard Blair S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARD%20BLAIR%20S), [Beard Joanne M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARD%20JOANNE%20M)
- Location: [West Lawn, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Lawn)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3277° N, 75.9965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19609, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169B

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Beard B S/Beard J M BEARD-69)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N169B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N169B.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N169B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N169B before.

- [Cancelled 1965-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169B-1965-09-16): Beech G35, S/N D-4454. Owner: [Wilhite Fred G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILHITE%20FRED%20G), [Stigler, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Stigler)

## Related

- Other Beard B S/Beard J M BEARD-69 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beard-b-s-beard-j-m-beard-69/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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