# N85031: Eagle Balloons C-7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eagle Balloons C-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-balloons-c-7) (registry code 3240207, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (Eagle Balloons Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E86795
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1986
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2019
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ABAA33
- Registered owner: [Clark Roger D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20ROGER%20D)
- Location: [Greer, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8966° N, 82.2571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29650, 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=85031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85031

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 (Eagle Balloons C-7)

- [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 (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 N85031.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N85031.

## Reports on N85031 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N85031, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810118005719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810118005719I), Jan 18, 1981: Rkwell NA265 (N85031), Greenville, TX, Minor damage. Pilot practicing no flaps, one engine landing. Landed wheels up.

## 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) (2)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Eagle Balloons C-7)

- [STC SB01062CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01062CH): Replace the Eagle Balloon Corp. Basket with an eligible basket. Eagle Balloons Corp
- [STC SL2035SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2035SO): Installation of Raven burner. Schoonhoven James Van

## Earlier aircraft with N85031

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N85031 before.

- [Cancelled 1970-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85031-1970-09-25): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-3756, built 1946. Owner: [Holmes Darle/Holmes Donald/Muffett Floyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20DARLE%2FHOLMES%20DONALD%2FMUFFETT%20FLOYD), [Crown Point, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Crown%20Point)

## Related

- Other Eagle Balloons C-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-balloons-c-7/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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