Balloon

N6486Y

1988 Aerostar International RX-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
RX7-3076
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Smartsville, CA
Registration record

N6486Y on the FAA register

Type
1988 Aerostar International RX-7
Serial
RX7-3076
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Smartsville, CA
Certificate issued
2021-06-24
Airworthiness date
1988-01-25
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A88634
Mode S (octal)
52103064
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N6486Y to the current registrant.
  • 1988-01-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1983-01-17
    N6486Y previously assigned to a Cessna 210N (s/n 21064401); cancelled.
  • 1971-01-28
    N6486Y previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-3783); cancelled.
Overview

About N6486Y

N6486Y is a 1988 Aerostar International RX-7, serial number RX7-3076. It is registered to an individual in Smartsville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 25, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6486Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-12-11 Accident · Belzoni,Miss, 24 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2391
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N6486Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T. FLT PHASE UNKN.

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.