# N3180K: National Ballooning 858

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [National Ballooning 858](https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858) (registry code 6113320, 4 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33CE) (National Ballooning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 173
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2014
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A366EB
- Registered owners: [Scharke Philip J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHARKE%20PHILIP%20J), [Scharke Terryl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHARKE%20TERRYL%20L)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9104° N, 104.7804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80918, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3180K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3180K

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

## 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 N3180K.

## NTSB investigations on N3180K 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 BFO85FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA049), May 31, 1985: Bell 222U (N3180K), Milford, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3180K.

## Reports on N3180K not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3180K, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850531077539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531077539A), May 31, 1985: Bell 222U (N3180K), Milford, VA, Substantial damage. The number 3 bearing tailed, causing catastrophic engine failure. The pilot safely landed in a bean field.

## 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

## Earlier aircraft with N3180K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3180K before.

- [Cancelled 1969-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3180K-1969-10-30): Cessna 401A, S/N 401A0129, built 1969. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other National Ballooning 858 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858/aircraft.md

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