Balloon

N7160B

1996 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
RX8-3253
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N7160B on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3253
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2025-04-30
Airworthiness date
1996-06-05
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A994B1
Mode S (octal)
52312261
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N7160B to the current registrant.
  • 1996-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1965-09-13
    N7160B previously assigned to a Piper PA-18A (s/n 18-5185); cancelled.
Overview

About N7160B

N7160B is a 1996 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3253. It is registered to an individual in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 30, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 5, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7160B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-06-18 Accident · Hartsville Sc, 40 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0436
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N7160B registration before this airframe.

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.