# N3578D: Aerostar International RX-7 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerostar International RX-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (registry code 7487007, 1 seats) - Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (Balloonacy LLC) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: RX7-3211 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Certificate issued: August 21, 2023 - Expires: August 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A40242 - Registered owner: [Mccombs Audrey L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOMBS%20AUDREY%20L) - Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3578D - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3578D From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 5 in force ### Matched by airframe (Aerostar International RX-7) - [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013 - [AD 93-16-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-16-13): Fuel Hose · Aerostar International 110P, 78C, 90C and 20 more. Effective Oct 15, 1993 - [AD 90-25-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-25-09): Suspension Cables · Aerostar International RX-6, RX-7, RX-8 and 8 more. Effective Jan 14, 1991 - [AD 86-10-11 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/86-10-11-R1): Fuel Supply Hose Assemblies · Aerostar International RX-6, RX-7, S-40A and 6 more. Effective Jul 10, 1986 - [AD 81-21-02 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-21-02-R1): Hook And Pile Fastener Tape · Aerostar International RX-6, RX-7, S-40A and 5 more. Effective Mar 8, 1984 ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011 ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW94FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA287), Sep 4, 1994: Aerostar RX-7 (N3578D), Fountain, CO, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING LANDING IN HIGH WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH WIND. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 19940904026729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940904026729A), Sep 4, 1994: Raven RX7 (N3578D), Fountain, CO. Landed hard. Fell over. Passenger fell out. Hit by basket. Balloon rose. Pilot fell 25FT. Passenger vented balloon. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (13) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Aerostar International RX-7) - [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X - [STC SB01030CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01030CH): Replace Aerostar Basket/BurnerFuel Tanks with a Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder & Colt) Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks. Balloonacy LLC - [STC SB146CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB146CH): Replace Aerostar Basket/Burner with a Cameron Basket/Burner. Balloonacy LLC - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB03337CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03337CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part Number CB301C-4, S/N 9465; the Cameron Balloons Burner, Part Number CB579-M1, S/N S5148 S5149. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons Fuel Tanks, Part Number CBUS1050D, S/Ns 230171, 230177, and 230202. Nathan W. Dieringer - [STC SB03216CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03216CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Brad Craig - [STC SB917GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB917GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00601NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00601NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes model W-100-4 replacement envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SA5469NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5469NM): Installation of position light. Great American Balloon Co Inc - [STC SL1572SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL1572SO): Replacement of envelope fabric. Head Balloons Inc - [STC SB9WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB9WE): Installation of a digital readout balloon envelope temperature indicator. Advanced Aircraft Components ## Earlier aircraft with N3578D The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3578D before. - [Cancelled 1956-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3578D-1956-06-08): Cessna 170B, S/N 27121. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3578D-undated): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288016189 ## Related - Other Aerostar International RX-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7/aircraft.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.