Balloon

N5244M

Aerostar International S57H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S57H-3014
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Carlsbad, CA
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Registration record

N5244M on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International S57H
Serial
S57H-3014
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carlsbad, CA
Certificate issued
2023-03-14
Airworthiness date
2005-07-19
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A69ABA
Mode S (octal)
51515272
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N5244M to the current registrant.
  • 2005-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1982-08-17
    N5244M previously assigned to a Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23 (s/n M2016); cancelled.
Overview

About N5244M

N5244M is an Aerostar International S57H, serial number S57H-3014. It is registered to co-owners in Carlsbad, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 19, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5244M. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-04-28 Accident · Oakdale,Ca., 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0349
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5244M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NOTAM,CONST END OF RWY 10.PLTS HOME FLD.
1979-07-01 Accident · Chinese Camp,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1193
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5244M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ST PWR.

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.