Balloon

N5228D

2005 Aerostar International S57H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
S57H-3013
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Daikin America Inc (Corporation)
Based
Decatur, AL
Registration record

N5228D on the FAA register

Type
2005 Aerostar International S57H
Serial
S57H-3013
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Daikin America Inc
Decatur, AL
Certificate issued
2006-08-01
Airworthiness date
2005-05-10
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A693D0
Mode S (octal)
51511720
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N5228D.
  • 2005-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N5228D

N5228D is a 2005 Aerostar International S57H, serial number S57H-3013. The FAA register lists Daikin America Inc as the registrant in Decatur, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2006 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 10, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5228D. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-04-23 Accident · Baton Rouge,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0614
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N5228D registration before this airframe.
1976-07-23 Accident · Baton Rouge,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1872
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N5228D registration before this airframe.

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.