Balloon

N71520

1996 Aerostar International S-60A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
S60A-3211
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Byrnes Mill, MO
Registration record

N71520 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International S-60A
Serial
S60A-3211
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Byrnes Mill, MO
Certificate issued
2013-08-23
Airworthiness date
1996-03-13
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A99157
Mode S (octal)
52310527
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N71520 to the current registrant.
  • 1996-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1952-03-26
    N71520 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 2947); cancelled.
Overview

About N71520

N71520 is a 1996 Aerostar International S-60A, serial number S60A-3211. It is registered to co-owners in Byrnes Mill, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2013 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 13, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71520. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-12-21 Accident · White Plains,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4055
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N71520 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TURB AND WIND SHEAR AT 300-400 FT.

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.