# N50125: 1999 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: RX8-3315 - Year built: 1999 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: January 4, 1999 - Certificate issued: February 2, 2023 - Expires: February 28, 2030 - Mode S code: A64063 - Registered owner: [Gatfield Kelly E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATFIELD%20KELLY%20E) - Location: [Douglassville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Douglassville) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 40.2716° N, 75.7501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19518, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50125 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50125 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 None matched to N50125. ## NTSB investigations on N50125 not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI85LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA201), May 19, 1985: Cessna 150 (N50125), Durand, IL, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N50125. ## Reports on N50125 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N50125, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19850518023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850518023219A), May 18, 1985: Cessna 150 (N50125), Durand, IL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel, landed on a road. Right wing hit a road sign and utility pole on rollout. ## 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 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 N50125 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N50125 before. - [Cancelled 1996-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50125-1996-03-19): Mcinroe Douglas Kent B1-RD, S/N 0034. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mcinroe Douglas K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCINROE%20DOUGLAS%20K), [Escondido, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Escondido) - [Cancelled 1963-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50125-1963-11-04): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L5443. Owner: [Loushin John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOUSHIN%20JOHN%20J), [Ely, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ely) - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50125-undated): Cessna 150H, S/N 15069077. N-number assigned, not yet registered ## 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.