Balloon

N9078Z

1998 Aerostar International S-51A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
S51A-3009
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Natchez, MS
Registration record

N9078Z on the FAA register

Type
1998 Aerostar International S-51A
Serial
S51A-3009
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Natchez, MS
Certificate issued
2018-11-16
Airworthiness date
1998-06-10
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC8CB5
Mode S (octal)
53106265
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N9078Z to the current registrant.
  • 1998-06-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-01-25
    N9078Z previously assigned to a Robinson R22 (s/n 0288); cancelled.
  • 1974-12-16
    N9078Z previously assigned to a Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (s/n 53307); cancelled.
Overview

About N9078Z

N9078Z is a 1998 Aerostar International S-51A, serial number S51A-3009. It is registered to an individual in Natchez, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 10, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9078Z. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-02 Accident · Sterling, MA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · NYC87LA217
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 — a different aircraft that carried the N9078Z registration before this airframe.
1983-08-23 Accident · Nashua, NH Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · NYC83FA221
Reported aircraft: Robinson R-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N9078Z registration before this airframe.
1964-09-02 Incident · Oroville Calif, 05 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0008
Reported aircraft: Grumman TBM3 — a different aircraft that carried the N9078Z 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.