Balloon

N53186

Aerostar International RX-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RX7-3347
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Day Darrell + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Rock Island, IL
Registration record

N53186 on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International RX-7
Serial
RX7-3347
Engines
—
Registered owner
Day Darrell + 1 co-owner
Rock Island, IL
Certificate issued
2002-10-22
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6B7B3
Mode S (octal)
51533663
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N53186 to the current registrant.
  • 1965-05-25
    N53186 previously assigned to a Ryan PT-22 (s/n 1275); cancelled.
Overview

About N53186

N53186 is an Aerostar International RX-7, serial number RX7-3347. The FAA register lists Day Darrell + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Rock Island, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 N53186. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-08-29 Accident · Blythe, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX82DA321
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N53186 registration before this airframe.

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.