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N90296

N90296 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S49A built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 15, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S49A cancelled June 15, 2017

Serial number
S49A-3127
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1992
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 23, 1997
Last FAA action
July 21, 2009
Last owner
Aerostar International INC (Corporation)
Sioux Falls, SD
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

NTSB accident and incident record under N90296

LAX89LA270Accident on August 9, 1989 at Bakersfield, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 1738

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE HELICOPTER BEING FLOWN IN EXHAUST GASES EMANATING FROM A COGENERATION PLANT CHIMNEY STACK THAT EXCEEDED THE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS OF THE POWERPLANT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INVISIBLE NATURE OF THE EXHAUST GASES WHICH MADE THE DETECTION OF THEIR PRESENCE UNLIKELY.

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