Balloon

N52098

1999 Aerostar International S-49A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
S49A-3214
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Abilene, TX
Registration record

N52098 on the FAA register

Type
1999 Aerostar International S-49A
Serial
S49A-3214
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Abilene, TX
Certificate issued
2000-04-26
Airworthiness date
1999-09-27
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A68CA2
Mode S (octal)
51506242
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N52098.
  • 1999-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N52098

N52098 is a 1999 Aerostar International S-49A, serial number S49A-3214. It is registered to an individual in Abilene, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2000 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 27, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N52098. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-08-11 Accident · Soldotna, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC90LA139
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N52098 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY INFLIGHT SIPHONING OF FUEL.

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.