# Sproul Keith A 72K-TET

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05617N9
- Manufacturer (registry): SPROUL KEITH A
- Model: 72K-TET
- Aircraft type: Balloon
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sproul-keith-a-72k-tet

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)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N72KX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72KX): [Sproul Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPROUL%20KEITH%20A), [North Brunswick, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/North%20Brunswick), built 2004, S/N S-003

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN09LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA009), Oct 10, 2008: Sproul 72K-TET (N72KX), Rio Rancho, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines and the failure of either pilot to take any corrective action to avoid the collision.
- [NTSB DEN08LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA005), Oct 9, 2007: Sproul 72K-TET (N72KX), Rio Rancho, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/judgment, and his selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the unfavorable wind, and the pilot…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20081010852639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081010852639A), Oct 10, 2008: Sproul 72KTET (N72KX), Bernalillo, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 10, 2008 at 0753 MDT an experimental amature built balloon, N72KX, was destroyed by fire when it came in contanct with electrical power lines. The…
- [Accident 20071009022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009022699A), Oct 9, 2007: Sproul 72KTET (N72KX), Rio Rancho, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On October 9, 2007, at approximately 0830 local time, the pilot of N72KX, a Sproul model 72K-TET balloon, serial number S-003, made a hard landing near…

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