Balloon

N7177Z

1996 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
RX8-3279
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Spanaway, WA
Registration record

N7177Z on the FAA register

Type
1996 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3279
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spanaway, WA
Certificate issued
2023-01-29
Airworthiness date
1996-12-11
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A99973
Mode S (octal)
52314563
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N7177Z to the current registrant.
  • 1996-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-12-04
    N7177Z previously assigned to a Bell 206L-3 (s/n 51393); cancelled.
  • 1974-11-21
    N7177Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 25-3048); cancelled.
Overview

About N7177Z

N7177Z is a 1996 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3279. It is registered to co-owners in Spanaway, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7177Z. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-06-24 Accident · Pharr,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2036
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N7177Z registration before this airframe.
1965-06-22 Accident · Harlingen Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1617
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N7177Z registration before this airframe.

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.