# N83KX: 2019 Sproul Keith A 83K-16

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sproul Keith A 83K-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/sproul-keith-a-83k-16) (registry code 05638MQ, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: S-005
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 2019
- Certificate issued: May 17, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB56F8
- Registered owner: [Sproul Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPROUL%20KEITH%20A)
- Location: [North Brunswick, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/North%20Brunswick)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4415° N, 74.4912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08902, 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=83KX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83KX

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 (Sproul Keith A 83K-16)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA21LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA366), Sep 12, 2021: Sproul Keith A 83K-16 (N83KX), Ryegate, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure himself to the balloon seat which resulted in a loss of control of the balloon.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20210912015599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210912015599I), Sep 12, 2021: Sproul Keith A 83K-16 (N83KX), Ryegate, VT, Minor damage. The involved balloon was reported to be one of the 2 free balloons that departed post mills airport in thetford, Vermont during the experimental balloon and…

## 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 Sproul Keith A 83K-16 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sproul-keith-a-83k-16/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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