Balloon

N5279E

Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RX8-3337
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N5279E on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3337
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2025-02-05
Airworthiness date
2000-09-11
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6A687
Mode S (octal)
51523207
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5279E to the current registrant.
  • 2000-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-03-25
    N5279E previously assigned to a Cessna 182R Skylane (s/n 18268307); cancelled.
  • 1970-11-13
    N5279E previously assigned to a Cessna 180 Floatplane (s/n 50579); cancelled.
Overview

About N5279E

N5279E is an Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3337. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 11, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5279E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5279E.

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.