Balloon

N5292M

Aerostar International West 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S46A0001
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Prairie Sky Inc (Corporation)
Based
Custer, SD
Registration record

N5292M on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International West 1
Serial
S46A0001
Engines
—
Registered owner
Prairie Sky Inc
Custer, SD
Certificate issued
2023-05-03
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6AD07
Mode S (octal)
51526407
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5292M to the current registrant.
  • 1991-03-06
    N5292M previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284515); cancelled.
Overview

About N5292M

N5292M is an Aerostar International West 1, serial number S46A0001. The FAA register lists Prairie Sky Inc as the registrant in Custer, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 this airframe as N5292M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-08-03 Accident · York, SC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI89FA157
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N5292M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: EXCESSIVE WORKLOAD (TASK OVERLOAD) AND DIVERTED ATTENTION.

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.