Balloon

N9083C

1997 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
RX8-3302
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ridge Hoppin' LLC (LLC)
Based
Richmond, VT
Registration record

N9083C on the FAA register

Type
1997 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3302
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Ridge Hoppin' LLC
Richmond, VT
Certificate issued
2021-12-02
Airworthiness date
1997-11-04
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC8FA8
Mode S (octal)
53107650
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N9083C to the current registrant.
  • 1997-11-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-11-17
    N9083C previously assigned to a Cessna R182RG Skylane / R-182RG (s/n R18200394); cancelled.
  • 1956-03-05
    N9083C previously assigned to a Douglas C-47A (s/n 12142); cancelled.
Overview

About N9083C

N9083C is a 1997 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3302. The FAA register lists Ridge Hoppin' LLC as the registrant in Richmond, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 4, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9083C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-08-15 Accident · Endicott, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC82DA198
Reported aircraft: Cessna R182 — a different aircraft that carried the N9083C 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.