Balloon

N5237V

Aerostar International S-51A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S51A3013
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
605 Balloon Ride LLC (LLC)
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N5237V on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International S-51A
Serial
S51A3013
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
605 Balloon Ride LLC
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2025-04-14
Airworthiness date
1999-11-10
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A69774
Mode S (octal)
51513564
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N5237V to the current registrant.
  • 1999-11-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-11-23
    N5237V previously assigned to a Boeing B-17G (s/n 77233); cancelled.
Overview

About N5237V

N5237V is an Aerostar International S-51A, serial number S51A3013. The FAA register lists 605 Balloon Ride LLC as the registrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 10, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5237V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-07-27 Accident · Carson,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0920
Reported aircraft: Boeing B-17G — a different aircraft that carried the N5237V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ST. VIS GRTLY REDUCED BY SMOKE.

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.