Balloon

N40976

Aerostar International S-49A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S49A-3209
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N40976 on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International S-49A
Serial
S49A-3209
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2021-09-22
Airworthiness date
1997-09-24
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4D17C
Mode S (octal)
51150574
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N40976 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1975-11-12
    N40976 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 28-7415124); cancelled.
Overview

About N40976

N40976 is an Aerostar International S-49A, serial number S49A-3209. It is registered to an individual in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 24, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40976. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-09-08 Accident · Allentown,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · 3 3464
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N40976 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CTD TOP OF R STABILATOR OF N40762.

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.