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Models · Aerostar International Inc · Balloons · data as of October 23, 2026

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

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
RX-7961966 to 2007100.0%

When they were built by decade · 28 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19601
198023
199040
20004

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20102
20113
20122
20131
20146
20154
20163
20173
20184
20199
20205
20216
20223
202310
20244
20257
20261

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid9599%
Reports overdue11%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard8690%
None on file99%
Experimental11%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Light Flight Balloons INC3Balloonacy LLC2Willamette Aerostat Society1Spacious Skies Lc1Prairie Sky INC1Personal Investment and Managed Properties LLC1Nemesis Balloon Team LLC1Marketing Services INC of Pueblo1High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC1Day Darrell1Dakota Balloons LLC1Ballooning Society of Pikes Peak1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Light Flight Balloons INC3
Balloonacy LLC2
Willamette Aerostat Society1
Spacious Skies Lc1
Prairie Sky INC1
Personal Investment and Managed Properties LLC1
Nemesis Balloon Team LLC1
Marketing Services INC of Pueblo1
High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC1
Day Darrell1
Dakota Balloons LLC1
Ballooning Society of Pikes Peak1

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

2024-09-13ERA24LA382 · RX-7 N53081 · accident near Amsterdam, NY · no injuries

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

2013-03-192013-03-10 · Hardware · other and general
1993-10-1593-16-13 · Fuel Hose · fuel system
1991-01-1490-25-09 · Suspension Cables · other and general
1986-07-1086-10-11 R1 · Fuel Supply Hose Assemblies · other and general
1984-03-0881-21-02 R1 · Hook And Pile Fastener Tape · other and general

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Other and general480%
Fuel system120%

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

2017-10-05SB09657RC · Installation of Aircraft Position Lights
2017-09-06SB04407AT · Installation of the DBI-III Omega
2014-05-07SB03337CH · Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part...
2013-05-15SB03216CH · Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks
2006-08-22SB10564SC (1 OF 2) · Installation of Night Posision Lights.

Certificates and bulletins

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

2011-07-13CE-11-44 · Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation

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

Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

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 modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
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