- Registered owner
- Napa Valley Aloft Inc
- Location
- Yountville, CA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 970
- Year built
- 2012
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- January 22, 2013
- Certificate issued
- February 22, 2013
- Expires
- February 28, 2029
- Mode S code
- ABF83D
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1
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Airframe · Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB51Z
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB51Z
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N870VMMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB51Z aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N870VMMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB51Z aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N870VMGeneral 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 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB51Z aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 4
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB51Z
STC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB04059CHReplace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the FireFly (Balloon Works) Basket Model 5.9, S/N 117-S the FireFly (Balloon Works) Burner Model T3-017, S/N 726, and Model F1 Mirage, S/N 190; and FireFly (Balloon Works) fuel tanks, P/N 3035 (S/Ns 11500J, 14028J, 33239J, and 33284J), P/N 3035-1 (S/Ns 43496J, 45854J, and 45876J), P/N 3229 (S/N 19208J), P/N 3229-1 (S/Ns 21215J and 69671J), and P/N 3258 (S/N 16148J)STC SB03202CHReplace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system with the Thunder & Colt Basket P/N 6087, S/N 1519US; Thunder & Colt Burner P/N Stratus, S/Ns 0599 and 0561. Replace the Balony Kubicek fuel tanks with the Thunder and Colt P/N V30 fuel tanks, S/Ns V30-1633, V30-1150, V30-1219, and V30-1398. The Cameron Balloons Basket/Burner is installed via the standard Balony Kubicek carabiner (snaplink) attachmentsSTC SB03160CHReplace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system with the Thunder & Colt Basket P/N 6087, S/N 664; Thunder & Colt Burner P/N Stratus, S/Ns 0526 and 3556. Replace the Balony Kubicek fuel tanks with the Thunder and Colt P/N V30 fuel tanks, S/Ns V30-777, V30-776, V30-1218, and V30-759. The Cameron Balloons Basket/Burner is installed via the standard Balony Kubicek carabiner (snaplink) attachments