Balloon

N71579

1996 Aerostar International RX-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
RX7-3319
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Roseville, CA
Registration record

N71579 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International RX-7
Serial
RX7-3319
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Roseville, CA
Certificate issued
2019-10-08
Airworthiness date
1996-02-26
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9920F
Mode S (octal)
52311017
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N71579 to the current registrant.
  • 1996-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-12-03
    N71579 previously assigned to a Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm BK117 B-1 (s/n 7218); cancelled.
  • 1972-04-27
    N71579 previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182M (s/n 18259669); cancelled.
  • 1949-01-27
    N71579 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 3006); cancelled.
Overview

About N71579

N71579 is a 1996 Aerostar International RX-7, serial number RX7-3319. It is registered to an individual in Roseville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 26, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71579. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-09-12 Accident · Abington,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2282
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N71579 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PISTON CORRODED.R WHEEL LOCKED.
1970-06-17 Accident · Plymouth,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2281
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N71579 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CH.CAUSE OF OIL SPRAY NOT DETERMINED.

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.