# Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1370509
- Manufacturer (registry): BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO
- Model: BB85Z
- Aircraft type: Balloon
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS B04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B04CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Kubíček Factory s.r.o
- Registered aircraft: 9
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb85z

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- [AD 2021-16-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-16-14): Fuselage · Balony Kubicek spol s.r.o. BB130P, BB78Z, BB85Z and 1 more. Effective Sep 7, 2021
- [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

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## Registered aircraft (9)

- [N195FW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195FW): [Moab Ballooning LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOAB%20BALLOONING%20LLC), [Moab, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Moab), built 2011, S/N 858
- [N300EA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300EA): [Escape Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESCAPE%20ADVENTURES%20INC), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula), built 2021, S/N 1912
- [N300GE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300GE): [Escape Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESCAPE%20ADVENTURES%20INC), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula), built 2017, S/N 1329
- [N300NS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300NS): [Napa Valley Aloft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAPA%20VALLEY%20ALOFT%20INC), [Yountville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yountville), built 2014, S/N 1109
- [N301SB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301SB): [Sonoma Ballooning Adventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SONOMA%20BALLOONING%20ADVENTURES%20LLC), [Sonoma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sonoma), built 2022, S/N 1918
- [N310SB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310SB): [Sonoma Ballooning Adventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SONOMA%20BALLOONING%20ADVENTURES%20LLC), [Sonoma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sonoma), built 2022, S/N 2038
- [N4961D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961D): [District Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DISTRICT%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Eloy, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Eloy), built 2011, S/N 851
- [N5610C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5610C): [Sonoma Ballooning Adventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SONOMA%20BALLOONING%20ADVENTURES%20LLC), [Sonoma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sonoma), built 2011, S/N 872
- [N962KB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N962KB): [Barrett Dennis F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRETT%20DENNIS%20F), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula), built 2012, S/N 959

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR24FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA072), Jan 14, 2024: Kubicek BB85Z (N4961D), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to open the rapid deflation valve during flight as a means of descending, which resulted in the deflation of the envelope and hard impact with terrain.
- [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…
- [NTSB CEN11CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA517), Jul 27, 2011: Kubicek BB85 (N1545T), Hartsel, CO, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with high wind which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20240114000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240114000169A), Jan 14, 2024: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z (N4961D), Eloy, AZ, Minor damage, 4 fatal. On January 14. 2024, at approximately 07:47, [privacy data omitted], a balloon [privacy data omitted] and being operated by [privacy data omitted], crashed in…
- [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…
- [Incident 20140803017149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140803017149I), Aug 3, 2014: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z (N4961D), Kyle, TX, No damage. On aug. 3, 2014, N4961D, a Balony Kubicek Spol Sro lighter than air balloon, made a hard landing into a church soccer field due to the retrieval team parking…
- [Accident 20110727014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727014189A), Jul 27, 2011: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z (N1545T), Hartsel, CO, No damage. On 07/27/2011 at 0745 MDT, N1545T, a Balony kubicel BB85Z balloon, made a hard landing in a field near Hartsel Colorado. There were 11 persons on board, one…

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has.

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB04070CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04070CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons US Basket Model Delta, P/N CB860B, S/N 9598; Cameron Balloons US Burner Model Sirocco, P/N CB2703, S/N 0171, 0231, and 0271. Replace the Balony Kubicek fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons US 15 gallon fuel tanks, S/Ns 4061, 4062, 4148, and 5145. Colorado Rocky Ballooning, LLC
- [STC SB03478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03478CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RB12, S/N 12-119; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Triple, S/N 3016; Aerostar International Model V-23 Fuel Tank, S/Ns 01069, 01072, and 01073. Colorado Rocky Ballooning, LLC
- [STC SB03349CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03349CH): Replace the Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket Model, P/N CB3004, S/N 9609; Cameron Balloons Triple Burner P/N CB2703, S/Ns 462-532-433. Replace the Balony Kubicek fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons P/N CB2903 fuel tanks, S/Ns 404, 405, 406, and 407. Amazing Adventures Inc
- [STC SB02936CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02936CH): Replace Balony Kubicek Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RB12, S/N RB125-109; the Aerostar International Burner Model HP III Triple, S/N 3008; Aerostar International V-23 fuel tanks, S/Ns 96029, 96030, and 96031. The Aerostar International Basket/Burner is installed via the standard Balony Kubicek carabiner (snaplink) attachments as specified in the FAA Approved Balloon Flight Manual Supplement dated March 14, 2011. Moran John T

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