Aerostar International Inc RX-7
N9126K is an Aerostar International Inc RX-7, a balloon with no engine, built in 1998. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 31, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated May 29, 1998.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Aerostar International Inc
- Model
- RX-7 · all RX-7s and related versions
- Serial number
- RX7-3326
- Type
- BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1998
- Transponder code
- ACA14D (octal 53120515)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 31, 2021
- Expires
- August 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- June 3, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · May 29, 1998
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00463606
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- See Glenn M
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). All codes
- Address
- 620 Vineyard Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113-1023
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N9126K, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to See Glenn M, an individual, certificate issued August 31, 2021, expires August 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated May 29, 1998, consistent with the 1998 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial RX7-3326 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N9126K was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Stinson 108-1 (serial 108-2126, cancelled June 6, 1955). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N9126K: Accident on October 7, 2019 at Rio Rancho, NM: minor injuries, destroyed. Accident on October 5, 2009 at Albuquerque, NM: serious injuries, minor damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerostar International RX 7 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and a postaccident fire.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerostar International RX-7 · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a known obstacle and the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon during the sudden climb following the ejection of the passenger.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data