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N7148G

Aerostar International Inc S-57A

N7148G is an Aerostar International Inc S-57A, a balloon with no engine, built in 1996. 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 April 28, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated February 27, 1996.

Aircraft

Maker
Aerostar International Inc
Model
S-57A
Serial number
S57A-3181
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1996
Transponder code
A98E60 (octal 52307140)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 28, 2023
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
April 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · February 27, 1996
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00495871

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Dakota Balloons LLC
Type
LLC
Address
1100 Hwy 71 South
Hot Springs, SD 57747

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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

1976-06-28Cessna 172K · Valid registration

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