Balloon

N5277Z

2000 Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
S57A-3220
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Garner, NC
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Registration record

N5277Z on the FAA register

Type
2000 Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3220
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Garner, NC
Certificate issued
2002-02-25
Airworthiness date
2000-09-29
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6A654
Mode S (octal)
51523124
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N5277Z to the current registrant.
  • 2000-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-06-02
    N5277Z previously assigned to a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 Dromader (s/n 1Z01812); cancelled.
  • 1985-06-25
    N5277Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 (s/n 228972); cancelled.
Overview

About N5277Z

N5277Z is a 2000 Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3220. It is registered to an individual in Garner, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 29, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5277Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-04-09 Accident · Pine Bluff, AR Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · FTW95LA162
Reported aircraft: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A Dromadier — a different aircraft that carried the N5277Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM REQUIRED AIRSPEED FOR FLIGHT, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.

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.