Balloon

N5198A

Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RX8-3320
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Boise, ID
Registration record

N5198A on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3320
Engines
—
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2018-10-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6864F
Mode S (octal)
51503117
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N5198A to the current registrant.
  • 1996-02-06
    N5198A previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 28198); cancelled.
Overview

About N5198A

N5198A is an Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3320. It is registered to co-owners in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5198A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-08-16 Accident · Big Lake, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC94FA109
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N5198A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG, AND THE PILOT BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED.

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.