Balloon

N5258M

2000 Aerostar International S-55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
S55A-3083
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Medina, OH
Registration record

N5258M on the FAA register

Type
2000 Aerostar International S-55A
Serial
S55A-3083
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Medina, OH
Certificate issued
2000-07-13
Airworthiness date
2000-04-24
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A69EFD
Mode S (octal)
51517375
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-07-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N5258M to the current registrant.
  • 2000-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-07-13
    N5258M previously assigned to a Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23 (s/n M2018); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-20
    N5258M previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 10558); cancelled.
Overview

About N5258M

N5258M is a 2000 Aerostar International S-55A, serial number S55A-3083. It is registered to an individual in Medina, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 13, 2000 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 24, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5258M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-03-11 Accident · Aurora, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI94LA110
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5258M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: an inadequate fuel supply for the flight and the pilot's failure to refuel while en route. A factor related to the accident was the soft terrain on which the airplane was landed.

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.