Balloon

N5242M

2005 Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
S57A-3245
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
St Paul, MO
Registration record

N5242M on the FAA register

Type
2005 Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3245
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
St Paul, MO
Certificate issued
2019-10-03
Airworthiness date
2005-08-31
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A69A74
Mode S (octal)
51515164
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5242M to the current registrant.
  • 2005-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1999-01-22
    N5242M previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284507); cancelled.
  • 1974-08-23
    N5242M previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (s/n 10542); cancelled.
Overview

About N5242M

N5242M is a 2005 Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3245. It is registered to an individual in St Paul, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 3, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 31, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5242M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-08-15 Accident · Syracuse,Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3029
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC-12D — a different aircraft that carried the N5242M 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.