Balloon

N9138Y

1998 Aerostar International S53A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
S53A-3050
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Keithville, LA
Registration record

N9138Y on the FAA register

Type
1998 Aerostar International S53A
Serial
S53A-3050
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Keithville, LA
Certificate issued
2024-02-03
Airworthiness date
1998-08-28
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ACA557
Mode S (octal)
53122527
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N9138Y to the current registrant.
  • 1998-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1968-04-03
    N9138Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-31 (s/n 31-185); cancelled.
Overview

About N9138Y

N9138Y is a 1998 Aerostar International S53A, serial number S53A-3050. It is registered to an individual in Keithville, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 28, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9138Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9138Y.

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.