Balloon

N5292B

Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S57A-3219
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hot Springs, SD
Registration record

N5292B on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3219
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hot Springs, SD
Certificate issued
2018-06-20
Airworthiness date
2000-08-08
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6ACFD
Mode S (octal)
51526375
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N5292B to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-04-06
    N5292B previously assigned to a Mooney M20 (s/n 1134); cancelled.
Overview

About N5292B

N5292B is an Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3219. It is registered to an individual in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 8, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5292B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-09-04 Accident · West Branch, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI89DEM08
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20 — a different aircraft that carried the N5292B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO HAND PROP THE ENGINE WITH A NON-PILOT AT THE CONTROLS AND THE PASSENGER'S APPLICATION TO FULL THROTTLE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PANIC OF THE PASSENGER.

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.