- Registered owner
- Lesmeister Michael A
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- S53A-3091
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- May 2, 2005
- Certificate issued
- July 31, 2023
- Expires
- July 31, 2030
- Mode S code
- A6974D
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
On this page
Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
Airframe · Aerostar International S53A
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Aerostar International S53A
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N5236RGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Aerostar International S53A aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 8
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Aerostar International S53A
STC SB10564SCInstallation of Night Position LightsSTC SB01030CHReplace Aerostar Basket/BurnerFuel Tanks with a Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder & Colt) Basket/Burner/Fuel TanksSTC SB146CHReplace Aerostar Basket/Burner with a Cameron Basket/BurnerSTC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB917GLAddition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line.STC SB00601NYInstallation of Aerostat Envelopes model W-100-4 replacement envelope.STC SB00407LAInstallation of foam padded tank covers.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N5236R before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.