Balloon

N52965

2001 Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
S57A-3230
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dreams Aloft (Corporation)
Based
Rochester, MN
Registration record

N52965 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3230
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Dreams Aloft
Rochester, MN
Certificate issued
2023-06-08
Airworthiness date
2001-07-19
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6ADA5
Mode S (octal)
51526645
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N52965 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1974-06-03
    N52965 previously assigned to a Cessna 182P Skylane (s/n 18262977); cancelled.
Overview

About N52965

N52965 is a 2001 Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3230. The FAA register lists Dreams Aloft as the registrant in Rochester, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 8, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 19, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N52965.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N52965.

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.