- Registered owner
- Phoenix Balloon LLC
- Location
- Visalia, CA
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- S5-7H-3010
- Year built
- 2004
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- January 12, 2005
- Certificate issued
- August 19, 2021
- Expires
- August 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A69A71
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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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 S57H
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Aerostar International S57H
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N5242JMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Aerostar International S57H aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N5242JMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Aerostar International S57H aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N5242JGeneral 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 S57H aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 4
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 S57H
STC SB01030CHReplace Aerostar Basket/BurnerFuel Tanks with a Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder & Colt) Basket/Burner/Fuel TanksSTC SB244CHInstall 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.STC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB03446CHReplace 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.