# N7003L: National Ballooning 858

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [National Ballooning 858](https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858) (registry code 6113320, 4 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33CE) (National Ballooning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 127
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1995
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A9575A
- Registered owner: [Ness Christopher J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NESS%20CHRISTOPHER%20J)
- Location: [Rosemount, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Rosemount)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7355° N, 93.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55068, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7003L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7003L

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 (National Ballooning 858)

- [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

## 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 N7003L.

## NTSB investigations on N7003L 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 FTW67D0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0023), Jun 13, 1966: Cessna 310K (N7003L), Wagoner, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7003L.

## 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 (National Ballooning 858)

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

## Earlier aircraft with N7003L

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7003L before.

- [Cancelled 1990-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7003L-1990-08-01): Avian Balloons TURBO 8, S/N 121. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other National Ballooning 858 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858/aircraft.md

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