# N2469L: 2014 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z, registration cancelled 2018-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z](https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb85z) (registry code 1370509)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B04CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1076
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 2014
- Certificate issued: August 7, 2014
- Last registry action: August 7, 2014
- Mode S code: A249E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Nichols Alfred G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20ALFRED%20G)
- Location: [Indialantic, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Indialantic)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.1033° N, 80.5831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32903, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2469L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2469L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469L-2018-03-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z: https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb85z.md

## 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 DCA16MA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16MA204), Jul 30, 2016: Kubicek BB85 (N2469L), Lockhart, TX, destroyed, 16 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's pattern of poor decision-making that led to the initial launch, continued flight in fog and above clouds, and descent near or through clouds that decreased the pilot's ability to see and…

## 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 20160730012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160730012659A), Jul 30, 2016: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z (N2469L), Lockhart, TX, Destroyed, 16 fatal. ? On July 30, 2016, at 7:42 am EDT, a Balony kubicek BB85Z hot air balloon, N2469L, operated by heart of Texas hot air balloon rides, impacted power lines and…

## Other aircraft with N2469L

- [Cancelled 2007-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469L-2007-06-27): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281389, built 2007. Exported to India. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2003-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469L-2003-07-16): Cessna 172H, S/N 17255669, built 1966. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Emry Scott D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMRY%20SCOTT%20D), [Mount Shasta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mount%20Shasta)

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