# N3635U: 1989 Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (registry code 7485057, 1 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (Balloonacy LLC) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: S57A-3091 - Year built: 1989 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: December 4, 1989 - Certificate issued: July 24, 2008 - Expires: January 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A41A8B - Registered owners: [James Russell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20RUSSELL%20D), [James Gay J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20GAY%20J) - Location: [Orland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orland) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 39.7478° N, 122.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95963, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3635U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3635U 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): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A) - [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 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ## 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 DEN06LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA002), Oct 8, 2005: Aerostar S57-A (N3635U), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in flight planning decision to takeoff and land (splash and dash) in close proximity to trees. Contributing factors are the trees and the water. ## 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 20051008022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008022589A), Oct 8, 2005: Raven S57A (N3635U), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On October 8, 2005, at 0830 MDT, N3635U, an Aerostar S57A hot air balloon sank in the rio grande river north of Albuquerque, NM. The envelope deflated… ## 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) (17) 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 RAVEN S57-A) - [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 SB244CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB244CH): Install The Balloon Works gondola, Model 3.9, 4.0, or 4.5, and The Balloon Works burner, Model T3-017 with the Fire 2 auxiliary heater. 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 SB04041CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04041CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part Number CB301B-3, S/N 8411; the Cameron Balloons Burner, Part Number CB392A, S/Ns 1150-1176. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons Fuel Tanks, Part Number CB250A, S/Ns 48152J, 48129J, 48258J, and 48440J. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB04042CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04042CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part Number CB301A-7, S/N 8986; the Cameron Balloons Burner, Part Number CB391A, S/N 1852. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons Fuel Tanks, Part Number CB250A, S/Ns 48201J, 51767J, 51552J, and 31236J. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB03362CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03362CH): Replace the Aerostar basket, burner & fuel tanks; with Lindstrand basket, burner & fuel tanks. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB03366CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03366CH): Replace the Aerostar basket, burner & fuel tanks; with Cameron basket, burner, fuel tanks and instruments via the standard Cameron carbiners. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB03336CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03336CH): 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 SB02299CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02299CH): ONE - ONLY S/N S57A-3159 Replace the existing Aerostar International Basket, Burner, and fuel tanks. Chuck L. Walz - [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 SB736NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB736NE): Installation of an Aerostat envelope Model W-140-4. Ronald T. DiGiovanni - [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 ## Earlier aircraft with N3635U The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3635U before. - [Cancelled 1980-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3635U-1980-07-11): Piper AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 31P-0778-8063391, built 1980. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Intermountain Piper Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERMOUNTAIN%20PIPER%20INC), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - [Cancelled 1963-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3635U-1963-10-03): Cessna 182F, S/N 18255035. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) ## Related - Other Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.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.