# N333KA: Ruth Dale A HOT AIR BALLOON AX 8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ruth Dale A HOT AIR BALLOON AX 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/ruth-dale-a-hot-air-balloon-ax-8) (registry code 05614Z5, 1 seats)
- Serial number: R9001
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2002
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A3A1D6
- Registered owner: [Ruth Dale A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTH%20DALE%20A)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9943° N, 106.6848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87105, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=333KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333KA

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ruth Dale A HOT AIR BALLOON AX 8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N333KA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N333KA.

## Reports on N333KA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N333KA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19801029089519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029089519I), Oct 29, 1980: Rkwell 685 (N333KA), Dallesport, WA. Za zg connecting rod broke just below the piston pin. Cause of the fatigue failure could not be determined.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Ruth Dale A HOT AIR BALLOON AX 8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ruth-dale-a-hot-air-balloon-ax-8/aircraft.md

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