Balloon

N7174R

Aerostar International S-49A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S49A-3208
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wicked Balloons Inc (Corporation)
Based
Worcester, MA
Registration record

N7174R on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International S-49A
Serial
S49A-3208
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Wicked Balloons Inc
Worcester, MA
Certificate issued
2024-10-15
Airworthiness date
1996-10-21
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A99902
Mode S (octal)
52314402
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N7174R to the current registrant.
  • 1996-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-10-29
    N7174R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 2821884); cancelled.
Overview

About N7174R

N7174R is an Aerostar International S-49A, serial number S49A-3208. The FAA register lists Wicked Balloons Inc as the registrant in Worcester, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

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

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7174R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-03-31 Accident · Durant, OK Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW90LA089
Reported aircraft: Piper PA28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N7174R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED (VSO) AND SUBSEQUENT STALL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE FROM WHICH RECOVERY WAS NOT POSSIBLE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROCEDURES FOR THE LANDING APPROACH.

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.