- Registered owner
- Shore Nathan
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- GLX-1109B
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- June 21, 2005
- Certificate issued
- September 16, 2025
- Expires
- September 30, 2032
- Mode S code
- A1DA59
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1976 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 |
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 9B
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N2185ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 9B aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N2185ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 9B aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N2185ZGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 9B aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 7
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 9B
STC SB10564SCInstallation of Night Position LightsSTC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB00078ATInstallation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes.STC SB00565ATInstallation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes.STC SB01508ATAttachment Galaxy hot air balloon envelopes.STC SB03381ATInstallation of a Fantasy carriage (46x70), including burner, fuel tanks, and instrumentation, under a Galaxy 9B balloon envelope.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N2185Z before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.