Balloon

N9046A

1999 Aerostar International S53A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
S53A-3036
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N9046A on the FAA register

Type
1999 Aerostar International S53A
Serial
S53A-3036
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2024-05-01
Airworthiness date
1999-01-18
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC8133
Mode S (octal)
53100463
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N9046A to the current registrant.
  • 1999-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-04-02
    N9046A previously assigned to a Bell 47G-2 (s/n 6658); cancelled.
  • 1971-02-23
    N9046A previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 18805); cancelled.
Overview

About N9046A

N9046A is a 1999 Aerostar International S53A, serial number S53A-3036. It is registered to an individual in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 18, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9046A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-07-25 Accident · Cumberland, KY Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · ATL83LA291
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N9046A 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.