Balloon

N9700

Aerostar International S-57A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S57A-3100
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gales Ferry, CT
Registration record

N9700 on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International S-57A
Serial
S57A-3100
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gales Ferry, CT
Certificate issued
2019-01-02
Airworthiness date
2003-05-16
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AD85FD
Mode S (octal)
53302775
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N9700 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1999-07-21
    N9700 previously assigned to a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (s/n 1232); cancelled.
  • 1929-07-18
    N9700 previously assigned to a Fokker F-10-A(FXA) (s/n 1010); cancelled.
Overview

About N9700

N9700 is an Aerostar International S-57A, serial number S57A-3100. It is registered to an individual in Gales Ferry, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 2, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 16, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9700. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-09-22 Accident · Lynchburg, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL95LA172
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N9700 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of the magneto mount pad, which resulted in a malfunction of the magneto timing and partial loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: high vegetation in the emergency landing area.
1974-06-10 Accident · Kaplan,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1673
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N9700 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.