N71653 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc S81A built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 12, 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 S81A cancelled November 12, 2013
- Serial number
- S81A-3005
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 20, 1996
- Last FAA action
- December 3, 2002
- Last owner
- Unicorn Balloon Company Of CO INC (Corporation)
Aspen, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Luscombe 8A cancelled August 15, 1990
- Serial number
- 3080
- 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
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N71653
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Luscombe 8A · serial 3080
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT IN A CONFINED MOUNTAIN PASS AREA WHICH WAS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; AND THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A COURSE REVERSAL IN THE NARROW CONFINED CANYON.
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