Balloon

N7161Y

1996 Aerostar International S-55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
S55A-3073
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plain City, OH
Registration record

N7161Y on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International S-55A
Serial
S55A-3073
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plain City, OH
Certificate issued
2026-07-29
Airworthiness date
1996-06-21
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A994E9
Mode S (octal)
52312351
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N7161Y to the current registrant.
  • 1996-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1972-02-28
    N7161Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-182); cancelled.
Overview

About N7161Y

N7161Y is a 1996 Aerostar International S-55A, serial number S55A-3073. It is registered to an individual in Plain City, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 21, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7161Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-11-04 Accident · Mcknlyville,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2443
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N7161Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ANY RWY.OXY TNKS EMPTY.RADIOS INCORRECTLY SET.

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.