Balloon

N9136J

1998 Aerostar International RX 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
RX8-3280
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elko, NV
Registration record

N9136J on the FAA register

Type
1998 Aerostar International RX 8
Serial
RX8-3280
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elko, NV
Certificate issued
2018-06-01
Airworthiness date
1998-08-24
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ACA503
Mode S (octal)
53122403
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N9136J to the current registrant.
  • 1998-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-11-29
    N9136J previously assigned to a Mooney M20M Bravo / M20M GX Bravo / M20M TLS (s/n 270064); cancelled.
  • 1971-01-29
    N9136J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-3188); cancelled.
Overview

About N9136J

N9136J is a 1998 Aerostar International RX 8, serial number RX8-3280. It is registered to an individual in Elko, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 1, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 24, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9136J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-03-27 Accident · Youngs Bottom, WV Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · BFO92FA048
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20M — a different aircraft that carried the N9136J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITION WHICH RESULTED IN DEGRADED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND AERODYNAMIC STALL. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER.
1970-09-13 Accident · Trout Lake,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2561
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N9136J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EN ROLL LVL FLT,AND PITCHED DOWN IN STEEP DESCENT.

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.