# N5013N: Aerostar International S-71A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-71A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-71a) (registry code 7487072, 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: S71A-3027
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 23, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A64075
- Registered owner: [Aeronautical Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Eagle, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Eagle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7756° N, 116.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83616, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5013N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5013N

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 S-71A)

- [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 N5013N.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5013N.

## Reports on N5013N not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5013N, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19791108055089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791108055089I), Nov 8, 1979: Bell 206BELL (N5013N), Mercer Island, WA, Minor damage. VFR pilot damaged both chin bubbles on helicopter in attempted IFR landing, then proceeded to a VFR area to land.

## 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) (7)

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 S-71A)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [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 SB01670NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01670NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes, Inc. model W-210-4 lifting envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T
- [STC SB00096NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00096NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-175-4 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

## Earlier aircraft with N5013N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5013N before.

- [Cancelled 1998-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013N-1998-11-12): Air Tractor AT-402A, S/N 402A1070. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Air Tractor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TRACTOR%20INC), [Olney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Olney)
- [Cancelled 1956-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013N-1956-02-15): Boeing N2S-3, S/N 75-7771. Owner: [Gerstner A A & W J Dunnigan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERSTNER%20A%20A%20%26%20W%20J%20DUNNIGAN)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International S-71A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-71a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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