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N5242J

Aerostar International Inc S57H

N5242J is an Aerostar International Inc S57H, a balloon with no engine, built in 2004. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Phoenix Balloon LLC, an LLC in Visalia, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 19, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated January 12, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Aerostar International Inc
Model
S57H
Serial number
S5-7H-3010
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2004
Transponder code
A69A71 (octal 51515161)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 19, 2021
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · January 12, 2005
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00132149

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Phoenix Balloon LLC
Type
LLC
Address
935 W Kimball Ave
Visalia, CA 93277-6557

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data