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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 6, 2026Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB17XR
N777CV is a Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB17XR, a balloon with no engine, built in 2020. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Berkley, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 6, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated April 5, 2022.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Balony Kubicek Spol Sro
- Model
- BB17XR · all BB17XRs 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 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB17 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
- 1951
- 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
- 2020
- Transponder code
- AA834E (octal 52501516)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- March 6, 2023
- Expires
- March 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- April 15, 2023
- 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 · April 5, 2022
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01360763
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Obrien Michael
- 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
- 3180 Kipling Ave
Berkley, MI 48072-3512
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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 N777CV links to the rest of the register
- Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB17 5 registered
- Balony Kubicek Spol Sro 228 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Berkley, MI 2 aircraft registered in this town
- Michigan 7,226 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB17 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB17 3 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N777CV, 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 Obrien Michael, an individual, certificate issued March 6, 2023, expires March 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated April 5, 2022, consistent with the 2020 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1951 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N777CV was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (serial 25-0149, cancelled September 17, 2012). 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 N777CV: Accident on July 18, 2011 at Augusta, GA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Accident on April 11, 2011 at Augusta, GA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney Aircraft CORP. M20K · operated under 091
The pilot’s decision to fly the airplane after maintenance personnel advised him that the airplane should not be flown because the pilot provided an incorrect propeller for installation and the subsequent failure of the propeller attachment bolts and the separation of the propeller.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney Aircraft CORP. M20K · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reported fatigue.
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
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data