Balloon

N5296L

2001 Aerostar International RXS-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
RXS8-3107
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Light Flight Balloons Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bel Air, MD
Registration record

N5296L on the FAA register

Type
2001 Aerostar International RXS-8
Serial
RXS8-3107
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Light Flight Balloons Inc
Bel Air, MD
Certificate issued
2020-07-13
Airworthiness date
2001-07-25
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6AD92
Mode S (octal)
51526622
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N5296L to the current registrant.
  • 2001-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-12-17
    N5296L previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284288); cancelled.
  • 1968-05-28
    N5296L previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-4598); cancelled.
Overview

About N5296L

N5296L is a 2001 Aerostar International RXS-8, serial number RXS8-3107. The FAA register lists Light Flight Balloons Inc as the registrant in Bel Air, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 13, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 25, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5296L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5296L.

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.