# N8295: 1974 Boland HOT AIR BALLOON FRED

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boland HOT AIR BALLOON FRED](https://openairdocs.org/model/boland-hot-air-balloon-fred) (registry code 0563310, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 3
- Year built: 1974
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1974
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB5551
- Registered owner: [Boland Brian J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLAND%20BRIAN%20J)
- Location: [Post Mills, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Post%20Mills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8816° N, 72.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05058, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8295
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8295

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 (Boland HOT AIR BALLOON FRED)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8295.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8295.

## Reports on N8295 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8295, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19831129073279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831129073279I), Nov 29, 1983: Cessna 206CESSNA (N8295), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. Amphibious float landing gear wheels on the right side retracted while taxiing to a parking area.

## 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 Boland HOT AIR BALLOON FRED aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/boland-hot-air-balloon-fred/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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