Balloon

N9044A

1997 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
RX8-3294
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Belen, NM
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Registration record

N9044A on the FAA register

Type
1997 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3294
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Belen, NM
Certificate issued
2023-01-14
Airworthiness date
1997-09-25
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC80ED
Mode S (octal)
53100355
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).
  • 2023-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N9044A to the current registrant.
  • 1997-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-10-03
    N9044A previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Arrow III (s/n 28R7803253); cancelled.
Overview

About N9044A

N9044A is a 1997 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3294. It is registered to co-owners in Belen, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 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 September 25, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9044A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-08-11 Accident · Overgaard, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX94LA315
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R-201T — a different aircraft that carried the N9044A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors in the accident were weather conditions, high density altitude, and shifting wind conditions.

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.