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N7098X

Aerostar International Inc RX 8

Valid Montana

N7098X is an Aerostar International Inc RX 8, a balloon with no engine, built in 1995. It has 1 seat. It is registered to High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC, an LLC in Miles City, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 31, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated August 7, 1995.

Aircraft

Maker
Aerostar International Inc
Model
RX 8
Serial number
RX8-3221
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1995
Transponder code
A97983 (octal 52274603)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 31, 2015
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · August 7, 1995
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00395562

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC
Type
LLC
Address
507 Pleasant St
Miles City, MT 59301-3030

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Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 1

1971-02-08Cessna 150A · Valid registration

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