Kubicek 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.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Kubicek Factory S R O
- Model
- BB18XR
- Serial number
- 2612
- Type
- Balloon
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2026
- Transponder code
- A67449 (octal 51472111)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 23, 2026
- Expires
- September 30, 2033
- Last FAA action
- September 23, 2026
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon · June 15, 2026
- FAA region
- Central
- FAA record id
- 01556772
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Haus Angelica
- Type
- Individual
- 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
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
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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AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
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.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for GAA19CA041 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
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.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for WPR10CA425 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 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, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data