Balloon

N7170M

1996 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
RX8-3270
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mount Washington, KY
Registration record

N7170M on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3270
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mount Washington, KY
Certificate issued
2025-08-07
Airworthiness date
1996-10-11
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A99872
Mode S (octal)
52314162
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N7170M to the current registrant.
  • 1996-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1958-08-29
    N7170M previously assigned to a Cessna 175 (s/n 55470); cancelled.
Overview

About N7170M

N7170M is a 1996 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3270. It is registered to an individual in Mount Washington, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 11, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7170M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7170M.

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.