Aerostar International Inc RX-7
96 on the U.S. register. Built from 1966 to 2007; half of them date from 1994 or earlier. Texas has the most (7). 16% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the RX-7 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Balloon · Balloons
- Power
- None
- Common engines
- None None (82), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (4)
- Seats
- 1
- Built of
- fabric and wicker
- Maker on the register
- Aerostar International Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate April 14, 1988; newest August 22, 2026
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7 |
| New York | 6 |
| New Mexico | 6 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Utah | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| California | 5 |
| Washington | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| South Dakota | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 72 | 75% |
| Co-owned | 9 | 9% |
| LLC | 7 | 7% |
| Corporation | 7 | 7% |
| Partnership | 1 | 1% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| RX-7 | 96 | 1966 to 2007 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 28 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 95 | 99% |
| Reports overdue | 1 | 1% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 86 | 90% |
| None on file | 9 | 9% |
| Experimental | 1 | 1% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Light Flight Balloons INC | 3 |
| Balloonacy LLC | 2 |
| Willamette Aerostat Society | 1 |
| Spacious Skies Lc | 1 |
| Prairie Sky INC | 1 |
| Personal Investment and Managed Properties LLC | 1 |
| Nemesis Balloon Team LLC | 1 |
| Marketing Services INC of Pueblo | 1 |
| High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC | 1 |
| Day Darrell | 1 |
| Dakota Balloons LLC | 1 |
| Ballooning Society of Pikes Peak | 1 |
Fleet pages: Light Flight Balloons INC · Prairie Sky INC · Nemesis Balloon Team LLC · Marketing Services INC of Pueblo · High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC · Dakota Balloons LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Aerostar International Inc RX-7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
96 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Aerostar International Inc RX-7s?
Texas, with 7.
Who owns the Aerostar International Inc RX-7?
16% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Aerostar International Inc RX-7s on the register built?
Between 1966 and 2007; half of them in 1994 or earlier.
How many Aerostar International Inc RX-7 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Aerostar International Inc RX-7 made of?
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Aerostar International Inc RX-7 the component layer
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA has issued 5 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about other and general. 11 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Superiaire Technologies.
FAA orders 5 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and general | 4 | 80% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 20% |
Approved replacement parts 14 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: deflation panel (4), spring pocket (3), tank cover (2), skirt dipper (2), skirt rx (1), red deflation (1), panel (1).
Approved modifications 11 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the RX-7 links to the rest of the register
- Aerostar International Inc 825 aircraft on the register
- Aerostar International Inc RX-7 96 registered
- Built of fabric and wicker
- Texas 7 of these aircraft
- New York 6 of these aircraft
- New Mexico 6 of these aircraft
- Colorado 6 of these aircraft
- Utah 5 of these aircraft
- Light Flight Balloons INC 3 of these aircraft
- Balloonacy LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Willamette Aerostat Society 1 of these aircraft
- Spacious Skies Lc 1 of these aircraft
- Prairie Sky INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the RX-7 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 2 filings · 2 bill of sale
- FAA orders naming the RX-7 5 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the RX-7 11 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/aerostar-international-inc/rx-7.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 96
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N64779 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9029Z | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35693 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53177 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Dakota Balloons LLC Hot Spring, South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9066D | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9146C | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Ballooning Society of Pikes Peak Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5291V | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Willamette Aerostat Society Albany, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63748 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51417 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63528 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Light Flight Balloons INC Whiteford, Maryland |
Standard | 2024-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35631 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Nemesis Balloon Team LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2024-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6422C | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7130Q | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4204N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52455 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3578D | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
None on file | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9047Q | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7118F | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7078N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90593 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2854A | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65778 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7118A | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2022-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5274T | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77820 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9126K | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7133U | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2021-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6486Y | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35863 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2021-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71150 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3566K | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9146S | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2020-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9184N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9139E | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6447N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2020-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63158 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7172Y | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71579 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5236E | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53081 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2019-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51371 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Balloonacy LLC Fayetteville, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35541 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2019-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9038Z | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Personal Investment and Managed Properties LLC Catawissa, Missouri |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2941K | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2019-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6443F | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6356W | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2018-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5111C | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9133N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7126Y | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9178R | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6484E | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Light Flight Balloons INC Bel Air, Maryland |
None on file | 2017-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29236 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9139V | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Prairie Sky INC Custer, South Dakota |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71410 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2016-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9121K | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2016-02-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64036 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29417 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7139F | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC Miles City, Montana |
Standard | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6409V | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Light Flight Balloons INC Bel Air, Maryland |
Standard | 2015-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9180F | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2014-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9177N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2014-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6413N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Nevada |
None on file | 2014-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7139R | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner | Standard | 2014-06-17 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N90096 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2014-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9006X | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2014-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90952 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2013-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90701 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2012-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36497 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Michigan |
None on file | 2012-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6420H | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6584C | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2011-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3557C | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Marketing Services INC of Pueblo Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2011-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6569X | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
None on file | 2010-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9005W | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2010-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9175U | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Balloonacy LLC Fayetteville, Georgia |
Standard | 2008-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N690AM | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2008-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7097U | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2008-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6502V | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2007-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6519Q | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2007-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6580B | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2006-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35694 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9037G | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2004-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53186 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Day Darrell Rock Island, Illinois |
None on file | 2002-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5308N | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2002-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6478X | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2000-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9060Y | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Spacious Skies Lc Cedar City, Utah |
Standard | 2000-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51267 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 1999-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6429M | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 1998-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90861 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1998-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91764 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 1995-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7080X | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 1995-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7097A | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 1994-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3556B | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1993-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6459A | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1993-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6407S | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1992-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64999 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 1989-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65793 | Aerostar International Inc RX-7 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1988-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
