# N8172J: 1989 Padelt Albert 2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Padelt Albert 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/padelt-albert-2) (registry code 05637CZ, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: PW350001
- Year built: 1989
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 1989
- Certificate issued: November 12, 1996
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB2604
- Registered owner: [Coyote Balloons US](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COYOTE%20BALLOONS%20US)
- Location: [Mc Cook, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Mc%20Cook)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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=8172J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172J

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 (Padelt Albert 2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8172J.

## NTSB investigations on N8172J 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 NYC71FGM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM28), Dec 31, 1970: Bell 206A (N8172J), Somerset, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8172J.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Padelt Albert 2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/padelt-albert-2/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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