# N307CK: Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z](https://openairdocs.org/model/kubicek-factory-s-r-o-bb26z) (registry code 1380503, 1 seats) - Data sheets: [TCDS B04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B04CE) (Kubíček Factory s.r.o) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 2056 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Certificate issued: November 1, 2022 - Expires: November 30, 2029 - Mode S code: A3398F - Registered owner: [City Of Riverton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20RIVERTON) - Location: [Riverton, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Riverton) - Owner type: Government - Owner's area on the map: 43.0278° N, 108.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82501, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=307CK - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N307CK 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 BB26Z) - [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 ## 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 (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 WPR24LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA245), Jul 13, 2024: Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z (N307CK), Casper, WY, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the balloon after encountering high wind conditions and windshear during the landing, which resulted in the pilot’s ejection from the basket and serious… ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20240713021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713021089A), Jul 13, 2024: Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z (N307CK), Casper, WY, No damage. As pilot was landing balloon the wind picked up and as she vented out air, the basket hit the ground hard expelling her from the basket. As the balloon lifted… ## 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) (7) 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 BB26Z) - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB04101CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04101CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWSW, S/N 144; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3561; Aerostar International Model V-18 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 1254 and 1255. RE/MAX of PA AD Fund - [STC SB04073CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04073CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWSW, S/N 1432; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3534; Aerostar International Model V-18 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 95025 and 95026. Michael Bauwens - [STC SB04020CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04020CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Jonathan Rodney Trappe - [STC SB03378CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03378CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWSW, S/N 199; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3496; Aerostar International Model V-18 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 95010 and 95067. Michael Bauwens - [STC SB03212CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03212CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. John T. Moran dba Falcon's Nest Repair Station - [STC SB02985CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02985CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model CWS S/N 104; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3556; Aerostar International Model H-20 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 20197-013 and 20197-017. The Aerostar International Basket/Burner is installed via the standard Balony Kubicek carabiner (snaplink) attachments. Josh Lewis ## Earlier aircraft with N307CK The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N307CK before. - [Cancelled 2017-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N307CK-2017-02-28): Infinity Powered Parachutes LL INFINITY 2002, S/N IPP2-112, built 2008. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kruger Konrad C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRUGER%20KONRAD%20C), [Spring Park, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Spring%20Park) ## Related - Other Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kubicek-factory-s-r-o-bb26z/aircraft.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.