Balloon

N5228W

2006 Aerostar International S-57S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
S57S-3015
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
H I Flight Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ripley, TN
Registration record

N5228W on the FAA register

Type
2006 Aerostar International S-57S
Serial
S57S-3015
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
H I Flight Inc
Ripley, TN
Certificate issued
2006-09-07
Airworthiness date
2006-03-15
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A693E1
Mode S (octal)
51511741
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N5228W to the current registrant.
  • 2006-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1974-08-09
    N5228W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140/160 / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28266); cancelled.
Overview

About N5228W

N5228W is a 2006 Aerostar International S-57S, serial number S57S-3015. The FAA register lists H I Flight Inc as the registrant in Ripley, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 2006 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 15, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5228W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-12-06 Accident · Lahaina,Hawaii, 11 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2880
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N5228W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OFF.LANDED ON NARROW RD ON KAHOOLAWE ISLE.

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.