# N40706: Aerostar International RXS-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RXS-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8) (registry code 7487009, 4 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: RXS8-3076
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1997
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2022
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4C919
- Registered owner: [Air America LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20AMERICA%20LLC)
- Location: [Saint Cloud, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Cloud)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5304° N, 94.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56304, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40706
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40706

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aerostar International RXS-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

### 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

None matched to N40706.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40706.

## 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) (10)

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 RXS-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 SB04089CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04089CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket, Part Number BA-007-A-001, S/N BA1175; the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Burner, Part Number BU-008-A-002, S/N BU1378. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Fuel Tanks, Part Number CY-030-A-001, S/Ns 1519, 1520, and 1521. Carroll Teitsworth
- [STC SB04009CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04009CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket, Part Number BA-007-A-001, S/N 1075; the Thunder & Colt Burner, Model Colt MK III, S/N 2366. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Thunder & Colt Fuel Tanks, Part Number T&C V30, S/Ns 2557, 2558, 2559, and 1627. Pat Irwin
- [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

## Earlier aircraft with N40706

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40706 before.

- [Cancelled 1990-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40706-1990-07-25): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 10060. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1974-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40706-1974-09-11): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 287415072, built 1973. Owner: [James Noel Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20NOEL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40706-1965-05-20): Piper J5A, S/N 51139, built 1941. Owner: [Baird William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIRD%20WILLIAM%20H), [Berkley, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Berkley)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International RXS-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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