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N59SP1981 Skypower GBN-41-1000

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1985)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2029
Based in
Wixom, MI
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 1987
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1985
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Wicker Basket Balloon Center
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Wixom, MI
Certificate issued
Jan 29, 1987
Expires
Apr 30, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date
Sep 17, 1981

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Skypower
Model
GBN-41-1000
Year
1981
Serial number
121
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A79CAC

Engine

Make and model
None None
Type
None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1987 – nowWicker Basket Balloon CenterWixom, MI · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 6, 1985 · Pecos, NM

FLT WAS PARTICIPATION IN THE 1985 BALLOON FIESTA, A NIGHT HELIUM-FILLED BALLOON RACE FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, TO ELKHART, KANSAS. ONE HR AFTER LAUNCH PLT ENCOUNTERED SMALL WIND SHEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF ALTITUDE, BALLAST, AND HELIUM. PLT THEN ENCOUNTERED RAIN, SNOW, ICE AND SEVERE WIND SHEAR. ICE CAUSED BALLOON TO DESCEND. ALL BALLAST WAS THROWN OVERBOARD, AS WAS COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVIVAL…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
DEN86LA006

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN86LA006)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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