Balloon

N53177

Aerostar International RX-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RX7-3346
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Hot Spring, SD
Registration record

N53177 on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International RX-7
Serial
RX7-3346
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Dakota Balloons LLC
Hot Spring, SD
Certificate issued
2025-09-25
Airworthiness date
2002-06-06
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6B791
Mode S (octal)
51533621
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N53177 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1991-05-03
    N53177 previously assigned to a Cessna A188B (s/n 18801666T); cancelled.
  • 1957-01-04
    N53177 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 753847); cancelled.
Overview

About N53177

N53177 is an Aerostar International RX-7, serial number RX7-3346. The FAA register lists Dakota Balloons LLC as the registrant in Hot Spring, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 6, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53177. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-05-24 Accident · Nyssa, OR Damage: Destroyed NTSB · SEA86LA133
Reported aircraft: Cessna 188B — a different aircraft that carried the N53177 registration before this airframe.
1979-06-05 Accident · Ontario,Or, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0949
Reported aircraft: Cessna 188B — a different aircraft that carried the N53177 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RUNWAY.COLLISION WITH LARGE DIRT PILE.

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.