# N3181N: 2008 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: 164
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 2008
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2016
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A36711
- Registered owner: [Grote Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROTE%20MATTHEW)
- 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=3181N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3181N

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

None matched to N3181N.

## NTSB investigations on N3181N 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 CHI92DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCQ01), Apr 9, 1992: George Adrian Rands/ Coyote (N3181N), Agusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE, AND AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED DURING A VFR FINAL APPROACH.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3181N.

## Reports on N3181N not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3181N, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19920409009569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409009569I), Apr 9, 1992: Amtr S6COYOTEII (N3181N), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. While attempting to land pilot stalled and contacted runway.

## 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 N3181N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3181N before.

- [Cancelled 1947-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181N-1947-09-17): Cessna 120, S/N 13439. Owner: [United Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [El Dorado, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/El%20Dorado)

## 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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