Balloon

N5317G

2002 Aerostar International S-60S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
S60S-3005
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N5317G on the FAA register

Type
2002 Aerostar International S-60S
Serial
S60S-3005
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2023-01-18
Airworthiness date
2002-05-07
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6B778
Mode S (octal)
51533570
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5317G to the current registrant.
  • 2002-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-03-31
    N5317G previously assigned to a Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (s/n 617); cancelled.
Overview

About N5317G

N5317G is a 2002 Aerostar International S-60S, serial number S60S-3005. It is registered to co-owners in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 7, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5317G. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-09-26 Accident · Merrill Pass, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC85FA184
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5317G registration before this airframe.
1975-08-15 Accident · Ogden,Ut, 44 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3234
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5317G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MPELLER-COLLECTOR CASE ERODED FROM RUBBING.

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.