Balloon

N7143J

1996 Aerostar International Xp-Dragon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
XP-DRAGON-3001
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Indy Hot Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Westfield, IN
Registration record

N7143J on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International Xp-Dragon
Serial
XP-DRAGON-3001
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Indy Hot Air LLC
Westfield, IN
Certificate issued
2012-04-04
Airworthiness date
1996-06-03
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A98DB3
Mode S (octal)
52306663
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N7143J.
  • 1996-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N7143J

N7143J is a 1996 Aerostar International Xp-Dragon, serial number XP-DRAGON-3001. The FAA register lists Indy Hot Air LLC as the registrant in Westfield, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 3, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7143J.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7143J.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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