# N72716: National Ballooning 755-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [National Ballooning 755-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-755-12) (registry code 6113319, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33CE) (National Ballooning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1201
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 23, 2015
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A9C027
- Registered owner: [Gray Phillip W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20PHILLIP%20W)
- Location: [Indianola, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Indianola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3352° N, 93.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50125, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72716
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72716

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 755-12)

- [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

None matched to N72716.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N72716.

## 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 N72716

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N72716 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72716-undated): Cessna 140, S/N 9895, built 1946. Owner: [Aero Enterprises Inc/Meacham Field](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20ENTERPRISES%20INC%2FMEACHAM%20FIELD)

## Related

- Other National Ballooning 755-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-755-12/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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