Balloon

N5085G

Aerostar International RXS-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RXS8-3094
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rancho Murieta, CA
Registration record

N5085G on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International RXS-8
Serial
RXS8-3094
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rancho Murieta, CA
Certificate issued
2014-08-14
Airworthiness date
1999-04-23
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A65AB6
Mode S (octal)
51455266
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N5085G to the current registrant.
  • 1999-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1996-01-20
    N5085G previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17273534); cancelled.
Overview

About N5085G

N5085G is an Aerostar International RXS-8, serial number RXS8-3094. It is registered to an individual in Rancho Murieta, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 23, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5085G. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-05-27 Accident · Weston, WV Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC95LA122
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N5085G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.
1992-04-14 Accident · Sidney, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC92LA077
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N5085G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTER WITH ROUGH TERRAIN.

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.