Balloon

N71280

1995 Aerostar International S-60A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
S60A-3205
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Oliviann Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Hodgenville, KY
Registration record

N71280 on the FAA register

Type
1995 Aerostar International S-60A
Serial
S60A-3205
Engines
—
Registered owner
Oliviann Balloons LLC
Hodgenville, KY
Certificate issued
2021-10-16
Airworthiness date
1995-09-29
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A98704
Mode S (octal)
52303404
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N71280 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-08-08
    N71280 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 2707); cancelled.
Overview

About N71280

N71280 is a 1995 Aerostar International S-60A, serial number S60A-3205. The FAA register lists Oliviann Balloons LLC as the registrant in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 29, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71280. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-11-27 Accident · Norwood,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4421
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N71280 registration before this airframe.
1966-09-02 Accident · Spring Valley,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4416
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N71280 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.