Balloon

N5237S

1999 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
RX8-3326
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rio Rancho, NM
Registration record

N5237S on the FAA register

Type
1999 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3326
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued
2025-07-25
Airworthiness date
1999-11-19
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A69771
Mode S (octal)
51513561
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N5237S to the current registrant.
  • 1999-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-05-31
    N5237S previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-301 (s/n 3010131); cancelled.
  • 1970-07-02
    N5237S previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40888); cancelled.
Overview

About N5237S

N5237S is a 1999 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3326. It is registered to an individual in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 25, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 19, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5237S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-03-21 Accident · Meade, KS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI95LA106
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-301 — a different aircraft that carried the N5237S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining clearance with the utility pole. A factor was the utility pole.

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.