Balloon

N71709

1996 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
RX8-3273
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ozarks Balloon Adventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Ozark, MO
Registration record

N71709 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3273
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Ozarks Balloon Adventures LLC
Ozark, MO
Certificate issued
2015-07-21
Airworthiness date
1996-12-30
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A99888
Mode S (octal)
52314210
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N71709 to the current registrant.
  • 1996-12-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1989-04-04
    N71709 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 3136); cancelled.
Overview

About N71709

N71709 is a 1996 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3273. The FAA register lists Ozarks Balloon Adventures LLC as the registrant in Ozark, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 30, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71709.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71709.

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.