Balloon

N5051U

2003 Aerostar International S57H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
S57H-3002
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brooklyn, NY
Registration record

N5051U on the FAA register

Type
2003 Aerostar International S57H
Serial
S57H-3002
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brooklyn, NY
Certificate issued
2024-05-21
Airworthiness date
2003-04-29
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A64F11
Mode S (octal)
51447421
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N5051U to the current registrant.
  • 2003-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1963-12-30
    N5051U previously assigned to a Cessna 206 (s/n 206-0051); cancelled.
Overview

About N5051U

N5051U is a 2003 Aerostar International S57H, serial number S57H-3002. It is registered to an individual in Brooklyn, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 29, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5051U. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-04-05 Accident · Burns, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA85LA083
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N5051U registration before this airframe.
1979-07-01 Accident · Anchorage,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2810
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N5051U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OG NR RWY.

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.