# N3181Y: 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: 167 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Certificate issued: July 13, 2010 - Expires: January 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A3671B - Registered owner: [King Jeremy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20JEREMY%20W) - Location: [Indianola, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Indianola) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.3352° N, 93.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50125, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3181Y - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3181Y 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 N3181Y. ## NTSB investigations on N3181Y 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 FTW86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA047), Mar 26, 1986: Bell 206BIII (N3181Y), Gulf Of Mexico, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N3181Y. ## Reports on N3181Y not matched to an aircraft (3) They name N3181Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19951003043009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951003043009I), Oct 3, 1995: Bell 206B (N3181Y), Sabine, TX. Narrative: on October 3, 1995, at 1738, a Bell 206B-III helicopter, N3181Y, owned by petroleum helicopter, inc., experienced compressor stalls followed by an… - [Incident 19880310018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310018719I), Mar 10, 1988: Bell 206B (N3181Y), Venice, LA. Strong lateral vibration. Engine shutdown. Autorotation. Landed on river. Found cracked bushing on the bleed valve. - [Accident 19860326011129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326011129A), Mar 26, 1986: Bell 206B (N3181Y), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Substantial damage. Door came open, lifejacket flew out, hit tail rotor. Tail rotor assembly separated. Landed safely. Door latch ok. ## 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. ## Service difficulty reports on N3181Y not matched to an aircraft (6) They name N3181Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR HEEA0015124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015124), Jul 1, 1998: FIN. CORRODED. VERTICAL FIN CORRODED AND SEPARATED NEAR OUTBOARD MOUNTING HOLES. SCREWS SHEARED OFF IN UPPER CAP AREA. - [SDR HEEA0014740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014740), Jun 11, 1998: GAUGE. STICKING. ENGINE TORQUE GAUGE HAS FLUID ON FACE, NEEDLE STICKS AT 100 PERCENT. - [SDR HEEA0014628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014628), Jun 8, 1998: GYRO. MALFUNCTIONED. DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE PRECESSES. - [SDR HEEA0014057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014057), Apr 29, 1998: TRANSPONDER. FAILED. NUMBERS ON THE DIAL, DO NOT MATCH DECODER NUMBER TRANSMITTING. FOUND UNIT SHOWING FALSE PULSES. CLEANED WAFER SWITCHES. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED PULSE WIDTH AND FREQU - [SDR HEEA0011160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011160), Oct 2, 1997: INDICATOR. READS LOW. AIR SPEED INDICATES LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE BELOW 80 KNOTS. - [SDR HEEA955927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955927), Oct 27, 1995: BEARING. FAILED. ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO #1 BEARING FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: #1 BEARING SEPARATOR BROKEN INTO MANY PIECES, INNER AND OUTER ## 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 --- 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.