Balloon

N4049S

1997 Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
S57A-3189
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Atmore, AL
Registration record

N4049S on the FAA register

Type
1997 Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3189
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Atmore, AL
Certificate issued
2021-11-30
Airworthiness date
1997-04-07
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4BF21
Mode S (octal)
51137441
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N4049S to the current registrant.
  • 1997-04-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-06-16
    N4049S previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 7923); cancelled.
  • 1975-10-10
    N4049S previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-65C (s/n 65406); cancelled.
Overview

About N4049S

N4049S is a 1997 Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3189. It is registered to an individual in Atmore, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 7, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4049S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4049S.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.