- Registered owner
- Sproul Keith A
- Location
- North Brunswick, NJ
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- S-003
- Year built
- 2004
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- August 4, 2004
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 2004
- Expires
- April 30, 2030
- Mode S code
- A9A22A
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
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NTSB CEN09LA009Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRio Rancho, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines and the failure of either pilot to take any corrective action to avoid the collision.NTSB DEN08LA005Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRio Rancho, NMThe pilot's inadequate inflight planning/judgment, and his selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the unfavorable wind, and the pilot misjudging his airspeed.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20081010852639ACruise/Level Flight · Bernalillo, NMOn October 10, 2008 at 0753 MDT an experimental amature built balloon, N72KX, was destroyed by fire when it came in contanct with electrical power lines. The pilot sustained very serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. When the gondola of the…Accident 20071009022699ADescent · Rio Rancho, NM(-23) On October 9, 2007, at approximately 0830 local time, the pilot of N72KX, a Sproul model 72K-TET balloon, serial number S-003, made a hard landing near the intersection of loma vista and high resort in Rio Rancho, new Mexico. The pilot reported that he…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N72KXGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Sproul Keith A 72K-TET aircraft
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs change type-certificated designs, and this aircraft isn’t type certificated.