Balloon

N5266T

2000 Aerostar International S53A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
S53A-3073
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Christensen Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Hot Springs, SD
Registration record

N5266T on the FAA register

Type
2000 Aerostar International S53A
Serial
S53A-3073
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Christensen Balloons LLC
Hot Springs, SD
Certificate issued
2009-09-17
Airworthiness date
2000-03-16
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6A274
Mode S (octal)
51521164
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N5266T to the current registrant.
  • 2000-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1991-05-03
    N5266T previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 287225381); cancelled.
Overview

About N5266T

N5266T is a 2000 Aerostar International S53A, serial number S53A-3073. The FAA register lists Christensen Balloons LLC as the registrant in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2009 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 16, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5266T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-02 Accident · Gasport, NY Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · NYC89LA155
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N5266T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION (WATER) AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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.