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

Aerostar International Inc RX 8

213 on the U.S. register. Built from 1989 to 2008; half of them date from 1996 or earlier. New Mexico has the most (36). 22% 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 8 from the FAA's model table

Type
Balloon · Balloons
Power
None
Common engines
None None (183), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (6)
Seats
1
Built of
fabric and wicker
Maker on the register
Aerostar International Inc
Registered
earliest certificate November 26, 1990; newest July 10, 2026

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
RX 82131976 to 2008100.0%

When they were built by decade · 54 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19701
19804
1990121
200033

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

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20104
20116
20128
20133
201413
20159
20168
20179
201810
201912
202013
202110
20227
202317
202415
202515
20263

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard19290%
None on file2110%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Rally Aviation LLC3Oliviann Balloons LLC3Skyline Hot Air Balloons LLC2Handcrafted Furniture Balloon Rides LLC2Davison Associates INC2Businessgoals LLC2Bb Aero Works LTD2Balloon Talk LLC2Wind Dancer Promotions INC1Stardrifter Hot Air Balloons LLC1Skylands Ballooning LLC1Sky Times LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Rally Aviation LLC3
Oliviann Balloons LLC3
Skyline Hot Air Balloons LLC2
Handcrafted Furniture Balloon Rides LLC2
Davison Associates INC2
Businessgoals LLC2
Bb Aero Works LTD2
Balloon Talk LLC2
Wind Dancer Promotions INC1
Stardrifter Hot Air Balloons LLC1
Skylands Ballooning LLC1
Sky Times LLC1

Fleet pages: Rally Aviation LLC · Oliviann Balloons LLC · Handcrafted Furniture Balloon Rides LLC · Bb Aero Works LTD

Accident history NTSB records · 6 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2025-10-06WPR26LA021 · RX 8 N5315M · accident near Albuquerque, NM · no injuries
2023-11-04WPR24LA029 · RX 8 N50466 · accident near Page, AZ · serious injuries
2023-07-08CEN23LA293 · RX 8 N9184D · accident near Canandaigua, NY · serious injuries
2022-06-08CEN22LA238 · RX 8 N9158Z · accident near Hot Springs, SD · serious injuries
2020-11-29WPR21LA155 · RX 8 N9051Y · accident near St. George, UT · serious injuries
2013-06-08CEN13LA347 · RX 8 N7059U · accident near Arvada, CO · serious injuries

The 6 most recent of 6 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 8 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

213 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Aerostar International Inc RX 8s?

New Mexico, with 36.

Who owns the Aerostar International Inc RX 8?

22% 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 8s on the register built?

Between 1989 and 2008; half of them in 1996 or earlier.

How many Aerostar International Inc RX 8 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

6 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 8 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 8 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 3 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 John Terry.

FAA orders 3 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

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Other and general267%
Fuel system133%

Approved replacement parts 17 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: spring pocket (4), tank cover (2), red deflation (2), deflation panel (2), cable (2), skirt rx (1), skirt dipper (1), panel (1), extra fuel (1), cable pair (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
2016-07-13SB04113CH · Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part...
2015-07-07SB04001CH · Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part...
2010-03-16SB02820CH · ONE ONLY STC, SN 3007: Replace Aerostar International Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks.

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 8 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-8.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 213

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N7163S Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2026-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90482 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2026-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52935 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Maine
Standard 2026-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5555E Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50466 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7170M Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2025-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5272Y Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2025-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5237S Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4027K Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Handcrafted Furniture Balloon Rides LLC
Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin
None on file 2025-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7176K Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9128C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7160B Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71663 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2025-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6331Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5055F Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2025-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91265 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2025-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9150Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2025-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5279E Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50440 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Businessgoals LLC
Murray, Utah
Standard 2024-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6372F Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
605 Balloon Ride LLC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Standard 2024-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63571 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2024-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9125Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7085L Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7097K Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2024-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7152Z Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90677 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2024-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5024U Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
None on file 2024-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6339G Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63044 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71696 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2024-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7097J Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90712 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5268Z Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2024-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9070Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63335 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4075D Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Iowa
None on file 2023-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6359E Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Balloon Talk LLC
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Standard 2023-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71383 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91253 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Bb Aero Works LTD
Whitehouse, Ohio
Standard 2023-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4031A Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Rhubarb and Custard LLC
Deer Trail, Colorado
Standard 2023-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7059U Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35773 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1099R Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5317L Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Endeavor Aviation INC
Belgrade, Montana
None on file 2023-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9103S Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7146J Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7093N Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50125 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7177Z Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2023-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9044A Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6328W Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Kentucky
None on file 2022-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3611G Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9044J Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7170C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Balloon Talk LLC
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Standard 2022-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6316C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Ozvat Matthew D
Windsor, Colorado
Standard 2022-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71630 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2022-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9112F Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2022-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51164 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9083C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Ridge Hoppin' LLC
Richmond, Vermont
Standard 2021-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5313S Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Ohio
None on file 2021-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5209K Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6333U Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71604 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
None on file 2021-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9175T Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3578N Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71729 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Personal Investment and Managed Properties LLC
Catawissa, Missouri
Standard 2021-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4194C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5299V Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Blue Ridge Balloon LLC
Palmyra, Virginia
None on file 2020-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9021T Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Oliviann Balloons LLC
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9051Y Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2020-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6378Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Above the Clouds INC
Middletown, New York
Standard 2020-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6307Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2020-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9028N Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2020-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9176Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2020-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5281K Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Skyline Hot Air Balloons LLC
Fishers, Indiana
None on file 2020-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5023U Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Sky Times LLC
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Standard 2020-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5124Q Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2020-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4006G Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2020-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71756 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2020-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91128 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6335N Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2019-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5161Y Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71695 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2019-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6336C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7170J Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5241B Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5003K Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
New Mexico
None on file 2019-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4025S Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Aaaa Education Foundation
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2019-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3595C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Oliviann Balloons LLC
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7138H Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7148B Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9074Y Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Dakota Sunrise Balloon LLC
Horace, North Dakota
Standard 2019-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9069S Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2018-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6312R Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Old World Balloonery LLC
Overland Park, Kansas
Standard 2018-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5198A Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Idaho
None on file 2018-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50965 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Rally Aviation LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7168C Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Rally Aviation LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90843 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Rally Aviation LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52943 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2018-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36467 Aerostar International Inc
RX 8
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2018-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes