Balloon

N7059U

1994 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1994
Serial
RX8-3205
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Thornton, CO
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Registration record

N7059U on the FAA register

Type
1994 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3205
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Thornton, CO
Certificate issued
2023-05-09
Airworthiness date
1994-08-18
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A96AC7
Mode S (octal)
52265307
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N7059U.
  • 2013-06-08
    Accident at Arvada, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 1994-08-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N7059U

N7059U is a 1994 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3205. It is registered to an individual in Thornton, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 18, 1994.

N7059U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-06-08 Accident · Arvada, CO Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CEN13LA347
Reported aircraft: Aerostar International RX 8
Probable cause: The balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving across the region.
1986-02-06 Incident · Chicago, IL Damage: Minor Minor injury NTSB · CHI86IA083
Reported aircraft: Boeing 727-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N7059U 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.