Balloon

N5025K

2002 Aerostar International RXS-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
RXS8-3120
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Above the Clouds Inc (Corporation)
Based
Middletown, NY
Registration record

N5025K on the FAA register

Type
2002 Aerostar International RXS-8
Serial
RXS8-3120
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Above the Clouds Inc
Middletown, NY
Certificate issued
2003-03-10
Airworthiness date
2002-12-19
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6446F
Mode S (octal)
51442157
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5025K to the current registrant.
  • 2002-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1999-01-26
    N5025K previously assigned to a Bellanca Scout (s/n 28578); cancelled.
Overview

About N5025K

N5025K is a 2002 Aerostar International RXS-8, serial number RXS8-3120. The FAA register lists Above the Clouds Inc as the registrant in Middletown, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2003 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 19, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5025K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-04-09 Accident · Tatitlek, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC97FA051B
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N5025K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The command pilots of both airplanes inadequate visual outlook which led to their failure to see and avoid each other's airplane. A factor associated with the accident was sunglare.

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.