Balloon

N5281K

Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RX8-3327
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skyline Hot Air Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Fishers, IN
Registration record

N5281K on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3327
Engines
—
Registered owner
Skyline Hot Air Balloons LLC
Fishers, IN
Certificate issued
2020-07-15
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6A92B
Mode S (octal)
51524453
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N5281K to the current registrant.
  • 1995-02-24
    N5281K previously assigned to a Cessna 172P Skyhawk (s/n 17274041); cancelled.
  • 1953-08-20
    N5281K previously assigned to a Ryan Navion B (s/n NAV-4-2181B); cancelled.
Overview

About N5281K

N5281K is an Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3327. The FAA register lists Skyline Hot Air Balloons LLC as the registrant in Fishers, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5281K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5281K.

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.