N40706
Aerostar International RXS-8
N40706 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-08-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2022-08-26Certificate of registration issued as N40706 to the current registrant.
- 1997-01-22Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
- 1990-07-25N40706 previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 10060); cancelled.
- 1974-09-11N40706 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 287415072); cancelled.
- 1965-05-20N40706 previously assigned to a Piper J5A (s/n 51139); cancelled.
About N40706
N40706 is an Aerostar International RXS-8, serial number RXS8-3076. The FAA register lists Air America LLC as the registrant in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 22, 1997.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40706. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Accident & incident history
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.
