Balloon

N9098T

1997 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
RX8-3307
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Preston Park, PA
Registration record

N9098T on the FAA register

Type
1997 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3307
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Preston Park, PA
Certificate issued
2000-08-08
Airworthiness date
1997-12-29
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC941D
Mode S (octal)
53112035
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N9098T to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1991-03-14
    N9098T previously assigned to a Continental Copters Tomcat MK6C (s/n CCI791); cancelled.
  • 1960-12-07
    N9098T previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182C (s/n 52998); cancelled.
Overview

About N9098T

N9098T is a 1997 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3307. It is registered to an individual in Preston Park, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2000 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 29, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9098T. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-05-05 Accident · Cottonport, LA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW82FRJ10
Reported aircraft: Continental Tomcat MK6C — a different aircraft that carried the N9098T registration before this airframe.
1981-09-19 Accident · Ramah,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2514
Reported aircraft: Tom Cat 47-MK6 — a different aircraft that carried the N9098T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ATION. PLT TRIED PRACTICE AUTO, ENG QUIT ON ENTRY.

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.