Balloon

N5279R

2000 Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
S57A-3221
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vista, CA
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Registration record

N5279R on the FAA register

Type
2000 Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3221
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vista, CA
Certificate issued
2007-09-26
Airworthiness date
2000-10-17
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6A692
Mode S (octal)
51523222
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).
  • 2007-09-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5279R to the current registrant.
  • 2000-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-01-11
    N5279R previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17263493); cancelled.
Overview

About N5279R

N5279R is a 2000 Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3221. It is registered to an individual in Vista, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 26, 2007 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 October 17, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5279R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-07 Accident · St Paul, MN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI92FA201B
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N5279R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, AND FAILURE OF THE RELIEVING CONTROLLERS TO USE THE RADAR DISPLAY TO IDENTIFY AND SEQUENCE AN AIRPLANE ENTERING THE PATTERN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE BRIEFING BY THE OFF-GOING CONTROLLER, AND INACCURATE POSITION REPORTS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N5279R.

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.