Balloon

N71606

Aerostar International RXS-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RXS8-3068
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Balloonatics and Aeronuts LLC (LLC)
Based
Belvidere, NJ
Registration record

N71606 on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International RXS-8
Serial
RXS8-3068
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Balloonatics and Aeronuts LLC
Belvidere, NJ
Certificate issued
2023-07-19
Airworthiness date
1996-03-27
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A994CE
Mode S (octal)
52312316
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N71606 to the current registrant.
  • 1996-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1949-06-28
    N71606 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 3033); cancelled.
Overview

About N71606

N71606 is an Aerostar International RXS-8, serial number RXS8-3068. The FAA register lists Balloonatics and Aeronuts LLC as the registrant in Belvidere, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 27, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71606. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-12-17 Accident · Albany,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3974
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182M — a different aircraft that carried the N71606 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: F RWY.

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.