# N59SP: 1981 Skypower GBN-41-1000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Skypower GBN-41-1000](https://openairdocs.org/model/skypower-gbn-41-1000) (registry code 8280041, 6 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B1RM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B1RM) (Skypower) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 121
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1987
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A79CAC
- Registered owner: [Wicker Basket Balloon Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICKER%20BASKET%20BALLOON%20CENTER)
- Location: [Wixom, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wixom)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5218° N, 83.5451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48393, 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=59SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59SP

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Skypower GBN-41-1000)

- [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 (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 DEN86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA006), Oct 6, 1985: Skypower GBN-41-100 (N59SP), Pecos, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19851005054519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005054519A), Oct 5, 1985: Amtr GBN411000 (N59SP), Pecos, NM, Destroyed. Uncontrolled descent into trees after encountering unforecast freezing rain, snow and severe up and downdrafts.

## 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) (2)

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 (Skypower GBN-41-1000)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc

## Related

- Other Skypower GBN-41-1000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/skypower-gbn-41-1000/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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