Balloon

N5243B

2004 Aerostar International RXS-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
RXS8-3128
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Centralia, IL
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Registration record

N5243B on the FAA register

Type
2004 Aerostar International RXS-8
Serial
RXS8-3128
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Centralia, IL
Certificate issued
2025-09-24
Airworthiness date
2004-10-05
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A69A8D
Mode S (octal)
51515215
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N5243B to the current registrant.
  • 2004-10-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1977-10-26
    N5243B previously assigned to a Mooney M20 (s/n 1106); cancelled.
Overview

About N5243B

N5243B is a 2004 Aerostar International RXS-8, serial number RXS8-3128. It is registered to an individual in Centralia, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 5, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5243B. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-07-24 Accident · Shelbyville,Tx, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1701
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20 — a different aircraft that carried the N5243B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EARING SURROUNDED BY TREES.RUBBER HOSE RUPTURED.
1966-04-09 Accident · Big Sandy Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1203
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20 — a different aircraft that carried the N5243B 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.