# N31802: 2007 National Ballooning 858

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [National Ballooning 858](https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858) (registry code 6113320, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33CE) (National Ballooning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 161
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 15, 2019
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A366FC
- Registered owner: [Grote Matthew R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROTE%20MATTHEW%20R)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2699° N, 106.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87124, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31802
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31802

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 (National Ballooning 858)

- [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 (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 CEN09CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA328), May 31, 2009: National Ballooning 858 (N31802), Fremont, NE, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inability to position herself properly for the normal balloon landing.

## 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 20090531009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531009509A), May 31, 2009: Natbal 858 (N31802), Fremont, NE, No damage. After completing a one our sightseeing flight under 14 CFR part 91, the pilot with three passengers made a normal landing with a 5 knot wind. During the…

## 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) (1)

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 (National Ballooning 858)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc

## Related

- Other National Ballooning 858 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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