Balloon

N90861

1997 Aerostar International RX-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
RX7-3324
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
La Verne, CA
Registration record

N90861 on the FAA register

Type
1997 Aerostar International RX-7
Serial
RX7-3324
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
La Verne, CA
Certificate issued
1998-02-11
Airworthiness date
1997-11-26
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC9028
Mode S (octal)
53110050
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).
  • 1998-02-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N90861 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-11-18
    N90861 previously assigned to a Let L-13 Blanik (s/n 025722); cancelled.
  • 1948-05-03
    N90861 previously assigned to a Douglas C54A-DC (s/n 3065); cancelled.
Overview

About N90861

N90861 is a 1997 Aerostar International RX-7, serial number RX7-3324. It is registered to an individual in La Verne, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 11, 1998 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 November 26, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90861. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-09-26 Accident · New Smyrna Bch, FL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA92LA191
Reported aircraft: Let L-13 — a different aircraft that carried the N90861 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE DOWNDRAFT WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
1978-09-23 Accident · Pittstown,Nj, 30 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2959
Reported aircraft: Blanik L-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N90861 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HE GLIDER CONTD CLIMBING RT TURN.STALL SPIN.

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.