Balloon

N6343R

1991 Aerostar International Raven S49A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
S49A-3047
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Hot Springs, SD
Registration record

N6343R on the FAA register

Type
1991 Aerostar International Raven S49A
Serial
S49A-3047
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Dakota Balloons LLC
Hot Springs, SD
Certificate issued
2023-03-03
Airworthiness date
1991-03-20
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A84F69
Mode S (octal)
52047551
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N6343R to the current registrant.
  • 1991-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1984-08-22
    N6343R previously assigned to a Cessna U206G Stationair / 206 Stationair (s/n U20606817); cancelled.
  • 1969-02-11
    N6343R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-21512); cancelled.
Overview

About N6343R

N6343R is a 1991 Aerostar International Raven S49A, serial number S49A-3047. The FAA register lists Dakota Balloons LLC as the registrant in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 20, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6343R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-07-14 Accident · Wonewoc,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2576
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N6343R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DLY.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Aerostar International Raven S49A aircraft

All 89 Aerostar International Raven S49A registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in South Dakota

All 2,273 aircraft registered in South Dakota →
Similar aircraft

Other balloons on the register

  • N1512A2000 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
  • N515LB1995 Lindstrand Balloons 77A
  • N3982L1991 Cameron Balloons Us V-77
  • N108WB2001 Cameron Balloons Us Z-105
  • N7004N1997 National Ballooning 858
  • N1235W2011 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z
More from Aerostar International

Aerostar International models on the register

Own N6343R?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in South Dakota· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.