# N40SN: 2012 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26Z

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26Z](https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb26z) (registry code 1370503, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B04CE) (Kubíček Factory s.r.o) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 905
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 2012
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2012
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4ABE5
- Registered owner: [Hartshorn Sharon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTSHORN%20SHARON)
- Location: [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1664° N, 101.8864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79109, 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=40SN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40SN

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 (Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26Z)

- [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 N40SN.

## NTSB investigations on N40SN 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 MKC79FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA010), Dec 20, 1978: Lear Jet 25 (N40SN), Minneapolis, MN, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40SN.

## Reports on N40SN not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N40SN, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19781220045049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220045049A), Dec 20, 1978: Lear 25 (N40SN), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Under investigation.

## 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) (7)

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 (Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26Z)

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB04101CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04101CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWSW, S/N 144; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3561; Aerostar International Model V-18 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 1254 and 1255. RE/MAX of PA AD Fund
- [STC SB04073CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04073CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWSW, S/N 1432; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3534; Aerostar International Model V-18 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 95025 and 95026. Michael Bauwens
- [STC SB04020CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04020CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Jonathan Rodney Trappe
- [STC SB03378CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03378CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWSW, S/N 199; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3496; Aerostar International Model V-18 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 95010 and 95067. Michael Bauwens
- [STC SB03212CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03212CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. John T. Moran dba Falcon's Nest Repair Station
- [STC SB02985CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02985CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model CWS S/N 104; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Dual, S/N 3556; Aerostar International Model H-20 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 20197-013 and 20197-017. The Aerostar International Basket/Burner is installed via the standard Balony Kubicek carabiner (snaplink) attachments. Josh Lewis

## Related

- Other Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26Z aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb26z/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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