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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5247M

N5247M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc S81A. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 6, 2021. The last status on file was "expired dealer".

N5247M is reserved by a private party since November 6, 2021. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Aerostar International Inc S81A cancelled November 6, 2021

Serial number
S81A-3018
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
—
Last status
Expired dealer
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
November 24, 2020
Last owner
Aerostar Industries LLC (LLC)
Gold Hill, OR
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

NTSB accident and incident record under N5247M

CHI96LA259Accident on July 27, 1996 at Hazelton, ND: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C24R · serial MC-563

inadvertent VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain altitude control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather conditions, the pilot's lack of instrument experience, and spatial disorientation of the pilot.

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