# N900FC: 2007 Fricke B/Cuneo P RX-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fricke B/Cuneo P RX-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/fricke-b-cuneo-p-rx-8) (registry code 056239V, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 101-90
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 2021
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2007
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC6FAC
- Registered owners: [Fricke Barbara A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRICKE%20BARBARA%20A), [Cuneo Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUNEO%20PETER%20J)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1082° N, 106.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87110, 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=900FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900FC

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 (Fricke B/Cuneo P RX-8)

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 WPR20CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA272), Aug 15, 2020: Aerostar International RX 8 (N900FC), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to a high-wind landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious passenger 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 20200815009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200815009659A), Aug 15, 2020: Fricke B/Cuneo P RX-8 (N900FC), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. On 15 August 2020, at 0800 MDT, a 2007 Fricke B/Cuneo P experminental-amateur built RX-8 lighter-than-air balloon (N900FC) with airborne heater, registered to…

## Reports on N900FC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N900FC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19901015052639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015052639I), Oct 15, 1990: Cndair CL6001A11 (N900FC), Dallas, TX. No safe left gear down light. Replaced bulb. Landed without incident. Lamp filaments broken.

## 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 Fricke B/Cuneo P RX-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fricke-b-cuneo-p-rx-8/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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