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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N63459

N63459 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc S-60A built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Aerostar International Inc S-60A cancelled September 24, 2013

Serial number
S60A-3156
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1991
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 26, 1997
Last FAA action
September 15, 2009
Last owner
Slaten Mike E (Individual)
Rio Rancho, NM
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled October 25, 1955

Serial number
8216
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 15, 1947
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Douglas Donald (Individual)
Los Angeles, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N63459

FTW98LA143Accident on October 6, 1997 at Albuquerque, NM: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerostar S-60A · serial S60A-3156

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon.

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