# N5228D: 2005 Aerostar International S57H

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S57H](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s57h) (registry code 7485009, 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: S57H-3013
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 2005
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2006
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A693D0
- Registered owner: [Daikin America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAIKIN%20AMERICA%20INC)
- Location: [Decatur, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Decatur)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6057° N, 87.0083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35601, 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=5228D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5228D

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 S57H)

- [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 N5228D.

## NTSB investigations on N5228D not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 FTW77DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD15), Apr 23, 1977: Cessna 180 (N5228D), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DRD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD57), Jul 23, 1976: Cessna 180 (N5228D), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5228D.

## Reports on N5228D not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N5228D, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19770423008949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770423008949A), Apr 23, 1977: Cessna 180A (N5228D), Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760723021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760723021909A), Jul 23, 1976: Cessna 180A (N5228D), Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage

## 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) (4)

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 S57H)

- [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 SB244CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB244CH): Install The Balloon Works gondola, Model 3.9, 4.0, or 4.5, and The Balloon Works burner, Model T3-017 with the Fire 2 auxiliary heater. Balloonacy LLC
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB03446CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03446CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket, Part Number BA-007-A-001, S/N 1157; the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Burner, Part Number BU-008-A-002, S/N BU1242. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Fuel Tanks, Part Number CY-030-A-001, S/Ns 1409 and 1439; and Cameron Balloons Fuel Tank, Part Number CB250, S/N 24734J. Kenneth Lehr

## Related

- Other Aerostar International S57H aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s57h/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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