- Registered owner
- Smith Ballooning LLC
- Location
- Walkersville, MD
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 1972
- Year built
- 2022
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- July 28, 2022
- Certificate issued
- July 15, 2022
- Expires
- July 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A698D3
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
On this page
Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
Airframe · Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N524LQMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N524LQMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N524LQGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 2
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Kubicek Factory S R O BB40Z
STC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB04100CHReplace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the FireFly (Balloon Works) Basket Model 5.0, S/N 6133; the FireFly (Balloon Works) Burner Model F-1 (S/N 416-417); and FireFly (Balloon Works) fuel tanks, S/Ns 97987J, 104920J, 91050J, 98052J, 101672J, and 98049J