# N4031A: 1997 Aerostar International RX 8 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerostar International RX 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (registry code 7487008, 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: RX8-3288 - Year built: 1997 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: January 30, 1997 - Certificate issued: July 11, 2023 - Expires: July 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A4BA42 - Registered owner: [Rhubarb And Custard LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHUBARB%20AND%20CUSTARD%20LLC) - Location: [Deer Trail, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Deer%20Trail) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 39.6367° N, 103.9662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80105, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4031A - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4031A 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 RX 8) - [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 DEN01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA099), May 15, 2001: Aerostar RX-8 (N4031A), Sterling, CO, minor damage. Probable cause: failure by the pilot to control descent rate during approach to land. A factor was a temperature inversion. ## 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 20010513009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010513009899A), May 13, 2001: Arostr RX8 (N4031A), Sterling, CO, No damage. (-23)The pilot and one passenger fell out of the basket when the balloon made a hard landing. The balloon ascended with one passenger still on board. The… ## 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. ## Service difficulty reports on N4031A not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N4031A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR 95ZZZX6306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6306), Oct 1, 1995: CHECK VALVE. DISCONNECTED. THE CHECK VALVES IN THE MAIN BODY AFT FUEL CELL WERE FOUND DISCONNECTED AND HANGING ON THEIR BONDING WIRES. TWO OF THE FOUR AND ONE WAS ALMOST READY TO FALL DOW ## 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 8) - [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 SB04113CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04113CH): 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 Dieringer - [STC SB04001CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04001CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part Number CB301C-3, S/N 9712; the Cameron Balloons Burner, Part Number CBUS10011-2A, S/Ns V0123 and V0128. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons Fuel Tanks, Part Number CB2901-B, S/Ns 478, 492, and 509. Frankie J. Martinez - [STC SB02820CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02820CH): ONE ONLY STC, SN 3007: Replace Aerostar International Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. John T. Moran dba Falcon's Nest Repair Station - [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 SB00794LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00794LA): Installation of extra fuel tank(s). John Terry - [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 N4031A The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4031A before. - [Cancelled 1971-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4031A-1971-11-30): Fairchild M-62A-3, S/N FC-155. Owner: [Lentocha Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LENTOCHA%20CHARLES), [Tolland, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Tolland) ## Related - Other Aerostar International RX 8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8/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. 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