# N9005E: 2003 National Ballooning 858

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [National Ballooning 858](https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858) (registry code 6113320, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33CE) (National Ballooning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 146
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 2003
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2020
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AC7238
- Registered owner: [Loving Jason R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOVING%20JASON%20R)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9005E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005E

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 (National Ballooning 858)

- [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 (NONE)

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 (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 CEN12CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA393), Jun 17, 2012: National Ballooning 858 (N9005E), Pierce, NE, no damage. Probable cause: The balloon pilot’s encounter with increased wind during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and a passenger’s injury.

## 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.

- [Accident 20120617010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120617010909A), Jun 17, 2012: National Ballooning Ltd 858 (N9005E), Pierce, NE, No damage. N9005E, carrying two passengers and the pilot, departed norfolk (ofk) airport as part of a balloon festival in conjunction with the ofk airshow. The pilot…

## 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) (1)

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 (National Ballooning 858)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N9005E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9005E before.

- [Cancelled 1999-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005E-1999-07-16): Aerospatiale SA315B, S/N 2538. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Roberts Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Albany, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1971-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005E-1971-01-04): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC636. Owner: [Berry Francis R & Lois S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRY%20FRANCIS%20R%20%26%20LOIS%20S)

## Related

- Other National Ballooning 858 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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