# N56KB: 2023 Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E](https://openairdocs.org/model/kubicek-factory-s-r-o-bb34e) (registry code 1380490, 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: 2112
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 2023
- Certificate issued: November 10, 2023
- Expires: November 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A72574
- Registered owner: [Western Horizons LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20HORIZONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Hot Springs, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3862° N, 103.5043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57747, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56KB

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 (Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N56KB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N56KB.

## 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 (Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E)

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC

## Earlier aircraft with N56KB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N56KB before.

- [Cancelled 2014-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56KB-2014-03-27): Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, S/N 5096. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Allison Daniel S Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLISON%20DANIEL%20S%20TRUSTEE), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)

## Related

- Other Kubicek Factory S R O BB34E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kubicek-factory-s-r-o-bb34e/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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