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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9015Y

N9015Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc RX 8 built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 11, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N9015Y is reserved by a private party since August 11, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Aerostar International Inc RX 8 cancelled August 11, 2022

Serial number
RX8-3293
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1997
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 11, 2017
Last FAA action
December 29, 2019
Last owner
Hunterdon Ballooning INC (Corporation)
Lebanon, NJ
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

NTSB accident and incident record under N9015Y

ERA17LA029Accident on October 22, 2016 at Mount Ulla, NC: serious injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerostar International RX8 · serial RX8-3293

The passenger's failure to follow the pilot's instructions for properly securing herself during landing, which resulted in her serious injury when the balloon landed hard and the basket was dragged.

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