N5047C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc S-71A built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 23, 2018. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Aerostar International Inc S-71A cancelled January 23, 2018
- Serial number
- S71A-3022
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1999
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 26, 2013
- Last FAA action
- June 27, 2016
- Last owner
- Mars Leasing INC (Corporation)
Phoenix, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Beech B35 cancelled March 18, 1996
- Serial number
- D2309
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 27, 1993
- Last FAA action
- January 17, 1996
- Last owner
- Becker Roman J (Individual)
Hartington, NE - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5047C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerostar S-71A · serial S71A-3022
the failure of the pilot of balloon #2 to maintain clearance from balloon #1 while overtaking him.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech B35 · serial D-2309
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site