Balloon

N7098X

1995 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
RX8-3221
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
Registration record

N7098X on the FAA register

Type
1995 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3221
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC
Miles City, MT
Certificate issued
2015-08-31
Airworthiness date
1995-08-07
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A97983
Mode S (octal)
52274603
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N7098X to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-02-08
    N7098X previously assigned to a Cessna 150A (s/n 15059198); cancelled.
Overview

About N7098X

N7098X is a 1995 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3221. 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 August 31, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 7, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7098X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-10-03 Accident · Alliance Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3104
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N7098X 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.