Balloon

N5298B

Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S57A-3231
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lake Tapps, WA
Registration record

N5298B on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3231
Engines
—
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lake Tapps, WA
Certificate issued
2025-06-26
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6ADCF
Mode S (octal)
51526717
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5298B to the current registrant.
  • 1992-05-13
    N5298B previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15283830); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-07
    N5298B previously assigned to a Mooney M20 (s/n 1160); cancelled.
Overview

About N5298B

N5298B is an Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3231. It is registered to co-owners in Lake Tapps, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

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 N5298B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-08-02 Accident · Fremont, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX89LA258
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N5298B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISON TO LAND ON AN UNLIGHTED RUNWAY DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS. DARKNESS AND THE LACK OF RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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.