Balloon

N8516Y

1989 Eagle Balloons C-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
E887121
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N8516Y on the FAA register

Type
1989 Eagle Balloons C-7
Serial
E887121
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2016-02-22
Airworthiness date
1989-07-02
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ABAE50
Mode S (octal)
52727120
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-02-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N8516Y to the current registrant.
  • 1989-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-01-26
    N8516Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-1677); cancelled.
Overview

About N8516Y

N8516Y is a 1989 Eagle Balloons C-7, serial number E887121. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 22, 2016 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 2, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8516Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-07-11 Accident · Davenport,Okla, 36 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1317
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N8516Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NATION,AT LOW ALT IN DSCNDG R TURN.

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.