Balloon

N7148G

1996 Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
S57A-3181
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Hot Springs, SD
Registration record

N7148G on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3181
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Dakota Balloons LLC
Hot Springs, SD
Certificate issued
2023-04-28
Airworthiness date
1996-02-27
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A98E60
Mode S (octal)
52307140
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N7148G to the current registrant.
  • 1996-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1976-06-28
    N7148G previously assigned to a Cessna 172K / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 172-58848); cancelled.
Overview

About N7148G

N7148G is a 1996 Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3181. The FAA register lists Dakota Balloons LLC as the registrant in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 27, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7148G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-05-21 Accident · Weiser,Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0953
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172K — a different aircraft that carried the N7148G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 6. UNAUTH FLT.

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

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