Balloon

N5278A

2000 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
RX8-3336
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Seale, AL
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Registration record

N5278A on the FAA register

Type
2000 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3336
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Seale, AL
Certificate issued
2017-08-31
Airworthiness date
2000-08-24
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6A660
Mode S (octal)
51523140
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N5278A to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1957-03-19
    N5278A previously assigned to a Cessna 310 (s/n 35478); cancelled.
Overview

About N5278A

N5278A is a 2000 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3336. It is registered to an individual in Seale, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5278A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-09-18 Accident · Mullen, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC85LA218
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210N — a different aircraft that carried the N5278A 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.