Balloon

N7163A

1996 Aerostar International RXS-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
RXS8-3069
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Liberty Balloon Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Groveland, NY
Registration record

N7163A on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International RXS-8
Serial
RXS8-3069
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Liberty Balloon Holdings LLC
Groveland, NY
Certificate issued
2025-03-26
Airworthiness date
1996-05-07
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A99519
Mode S (octal)
52312431
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N7163A to the current registrant.
  • 1996-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-03-17
    N7163A previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 29263); cancelled.
Overview

About N7163A

N7163A is a 1996 Aerostar International RXS-8, serial number RXS8-3069. The FAA register lists Liberty Balloon Holdings LLC as the registrant in Groveland, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 7, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7163A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7163A.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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