# N5074Y: 2003 Aerostar International AEROSTAR S53H

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International AEROSTAR S53H](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-aerostar-s53h) (registry code 7487911, 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: S53H-3008
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: June 2, 2003
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A656EC
- Registered owner: [Wong Dale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WONG%20DALE)
- Location: [Rancho Cucamonga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rancho%20Cucamonga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1564° N, 117.5169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91739, 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=5074Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5074Y

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aerostar International AEROSTAR S53H)

- [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

### 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 N5074Y.

## NTSB investigations on N5074Y 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 BFO92LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA154), Sep 27, 1992: Cessna 305A (N5074Y), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CHAFFING OF A LANDING GEAR BRAKE LINE WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5074Y.

## Reports on N5074Y not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5074Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19920927038899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920927038899A), Sep 27, 1992: Cessna 305A (N5074Y), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. Lost right brake on landing roll. Swerved into a wood platform. Found small leak in brakeline. Fluid depleted.

## 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) (5)

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 AEROSTAR S53H)

- [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

## Earlier aircraft with N5074Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5074Y before.

- [Cancelled 1968-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5074Y-1968-01-04): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2091. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Catlin Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATLIN%20AVIATION%20CO), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International AEROSTAR S53H aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-aerostar-s53h/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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