Balloon

N5305Y

2002 Aerostar International S-71A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
S71A-3024
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Leakey, TX
Registration record

N5305Y on the FAA register

Type
2002 Aerostar International S-71A
Serial
S71A-3024
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Leakey, TX
Certificate issued
2019-05-16
Airworthiness date
2002-09-20
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6B38B
Mode S (octal)
51531613
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N5305Y to the current registrant.
  • 2002-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-03-22
    N5305Y previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 210N / T210N (s/n 21064157); cancelled.
  • 1967-07-11
    N5305Y previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-2378); cancelled.
Overview

About N5305Y

N5305Y is a 2002 Aerostar International S-71A, serial number S71A-3024. It is registered to an individual in Leakey, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 20, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5305Y. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-04-24 Accident · Lubbock Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1019
Reported aircraft: Piper PA23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5305Y registration before this airframe.
1964-04-01 Accident · Amarillo Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0783
Reported aircraft: Piper PA23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5305Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IGHT TIME LAST 90 DAYS AND 2 HOURS LAST 24 HOURS.

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.