# N61553: Kugler John CAPTIVE GAS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kugler John CAPTIVE GAS](https://openairdocs.org/model/kugler-john-captive-gas) (registry code 05620YJ, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 470002
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 2000
- Certificate issued: June 20, 2019
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A80474
- Registered owner: [Kugler John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUGLER%20JOHN)
- Location: [Mccook, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Mccook)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2482° N, 100.6603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69001, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61553

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 (Kugler John CAPTIVE GAS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N61553.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N61553.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N61553

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N61553 before.

- [Cancelled 1982-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61553-1982-09-23): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-2012. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Frost Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROST%20ROBERT%20A), [Hana, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Hana)

## Related

- Other Kugler John CAPTIVE GAS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kugler-john-captive-gas/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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