Balloon

N7128D

1995 Aerostar International S53A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
S53A-3011
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Longview, TX
Registration record

N7128D on the FAA register

Type
1995 Aerostar International S53A
Serial
S53A-3011
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Longview, TX
Certificate issued
2019-01-07
Airworthiness date
1995-05-23
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A986EF
Mode S (octal)
52303357
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N7128D to the current registrant.
  • 1995-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1991-05-06
    N7128D previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Flyer Speedwing (s/n 495); cancelled.
  • 1963-01-15
    N7128D previously assigned to a Piper PA-22-150 (s/n 22-4988); cancelled.
Overview

About N7128D

N7128D is a 1995 Aerostar International S53A, serial number S53A-3011. It is registered to an individual in Longview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 23, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7128D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-09-09 Accident · Kerens, TX Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · FTW90DPA08
Reported aircraft: Morris Avid Flyer — a different aircraft that carried the N7128D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S EXTENSION OF FULL FLAPERONS BEFORE DESCENDING TO THE PROPER ALTITUDE.

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.