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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 6, 2026Kubicek Factory S R O BB18XR
N515CW is a Kubicek Factory S R O BB18XR, a balloon with no engine, built in 2026. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Ankeny, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 23, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated June 15, 2026.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Kubicek Factory S R O
- Model
- BB18XR · all BB18XRs and related versions
- Built of
- fabric and wickerA hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Kubicek Factory S R O BB18 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 2612
- Type
- BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2026
- Transponder code
- A67449 (octal 51472111)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- September 23, 2026
- Expires
- September 30, 2033
- Last FAA action
- September 23, 2026
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 15, 2026
- FAA region
- CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01556772
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Haus Angelica
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 2312 NW College Ave
Ankeny, IA 50023-4876
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N515CW links to the rest of the register
- Kubicek Factory S R O BB18 10 registered
- Kubicek Factory S R O 165 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Ankeny, IA 99 aircraft registered in this town
- Ankeny Regional · IKV
- Iowa 4,514 aircraft registered
- Approved modifications for the Kubicek Factory S R O BB18 1 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N515CW, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Haus Angelica, an individual, certificate issued September 23, 2026, expires September 30, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated June 15, 2026, consistent with the 2026 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 2612 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N515CW was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6 (serial 22716, cancelled August 31, 2020). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N515CW: Accident on June 1, 2019 at Paola, KS: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 6, 2010 at Coeur D'Alene, ID: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vans RV 6 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion during the aborted landing and subsequent impact with vegetation and a nose-over.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Chris W Kleen RV-6 · operated under 091
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind that resulted in a loss of directional control.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data