Balloon

N7029C

1994 Aerostar International S-60A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
S60A-3197
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Miles City, MT
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Registration record

N7029C on the FAA register

Type
1994 Aerostar International S-60A
Serial
S60A-3197
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC
Miles City, MT
Certificate issued
2015-07-30
Airworthiness date
2000-11-08
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A95F92
Mode S (octal)
52257622
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N7029C to the current registrant.
  • 2000-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
  • 1991-08-22
    N7029C previously assigned to a Grumman HU-16 (s/n 997213); cancelled.
  • 1972-02-23
    N7029C previously assigned to a Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (s/n 53914); cancelled.
Overview

About N7029C

N7029C is a 1994 Aerostar International S-60A, serial number S60A-3197. The FAA register lists High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC as the registrant in Miles City, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 8, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7029C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-06-19 Accident · Pacific Ocean, PO Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX91LA266
Reported aircraft: Grumman HU-16E — a different aircraft that carried the N7029C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN IN THE WATER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LOSS OF POWER ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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.