Sproul Keith A 72K-TET
N72KX is a Sproul Keith A 72K-TET, a balloon with no engine, built in 2004. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in North Brunswick, New Jersey. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 4, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated August 4, 2004.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Sproul Keith A
- Model
- 72K-TET
- Serial number
- S-003
- Type
- Balloon
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2004
- Transponder code
- A9A22A (octal 52321052)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 2004
- Expires
- April 30, 2030
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built · August 4, 2004
- FAA region
- Eastern
- FAA record id
- 00105359
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Sproul Keith A
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 698 Magnolia Rd
North Brunswick, NJ 08902-2647
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N72KX, 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 Sproul Keith A, an individual, certificate issued May 4, 2004, expires April 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated August 4, 2004, consistent with the 2004 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial S-003 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N72KX according to the deregistered file. [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 N72KX: Accident on October 10, 2008 at Rio Rancho, NM: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Accident on October 9, 2007 at Rio Rancho, NM: serious injuries. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sproul 72K-TET · operated under 091
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.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN09LA009 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sproul 72K-TET · operated under 091
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 misjudging his airspeed.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for DEN08LA005 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
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data