# N70978: 2014 B Fricke / P Cuneo RX-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [B Fricke / P Cuneo RX-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/b-fricke-p-cuneo-rx-8) (registry code 05633Y9, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 102-90
- Year built: 2014
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 2021
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2014
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A9796B
- Registered owners: [Fricke Barbara A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRICKE%20BARBARA%20A), [Cuneo Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUNEO%20PETER%20J)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1082° N, 106.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87110, 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=70978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70978

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 (B Fricke / P Cuneo RX-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N70978.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N70978.

## 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 N70978

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N70978 before.

- [Cancelled 2014-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70978-2014-08-13): Aerostar International RX 8, S/N RX8-3220, built 1994. Owner: [Fricke Barbara A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRICKE%20BARBARA%20A), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- [Cancelled 1953-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70978-1953-09-16): Piper J-3, S/N 18090. Owner: [George W Bishop](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20W%20BISHOP), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## Related

- Other B Fricke / P Cuneo RX-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/b-fricke-p-cuneo-rx-8/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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