Balloon

N9044J

1997 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
RX8-3295
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Decatur, AL
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Registration record

N9044J on the FAA register

Type
1997 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3295
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Decatur, AL
Certificate issued
2022-08-13
Airworthiness date
1997-05-08
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC80F5
Mode S (octal)
53100365
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N9044J to the current registrant.
  • 1997-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-03-29
    N9044J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 283075); cancelled.
Overview

About N9044J

N9044J is a 1997 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3295. It is registered to co-owners in Decatur, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 13, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 8, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9044J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-07-24 Accident · Pittsfield, MA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · BFO93LA136A
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N9044J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE PA-28, N9044J, TO PROPERLY TUNE HIS RADIOS, AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE PA-38, N91357.

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.