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N5294J

Aerostar International Inc S53A

N5294J is an Aerostar International Inc S53A, a balloon with no engine, built in 2001. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Dakota Balloons LLC, an LLC in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 11, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated April 26, 2001.

Aircraft

Maker
Aerostar International Inc
Model
S53A
Serial number
S53A-3084
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2001
Transponder code
A6AD4A (octal 51526512)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 11, 2022
Expires
June 30, 2029
Last FAA action
August 11, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · April 26, 2001
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00793854

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Dakota Balloons LLC
Type
LLC
Address
1100 Highway 71 S
Hot Springs, SD 57747-8801

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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