# N52461: 2000 Aerostar International S-77A - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerostar International S-77A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-77a) (registry code 7487077, 9 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: S77A-3031 - Year built: 2000 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: April 21, 2000 - Certificate issued: September 7, 2026 - Expires: September 30, 2033 - Mode S code: A69B0E - Registered owner: [Back Country Ballooning LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACK%20COUNTRY%20BALLOONING%20LLC) - Location: [Tres Piedras, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Tres%20Piedras) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 36.6401° N, 106.0029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87577, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52461 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52461 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): 4 in force ### Matched by airframe (Aerostar International S-77A) - [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 - [AD 90-25-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-25-09): Suspension Cables · Aerostar International RX-6, RX-7, RX-8 and 8 more. Effective Jan 14, 1991 - [AD 86-10-11 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/86-10-11-R1): Fuel Supply Hose Assemblies · Aerostar International RX-6, RX-7, S-40A and 6 more. Effective Jul 10, 1986 ### 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 (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 CHI03LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA147), Jun 3, 2003: Aerostar S-77A (N52461), Cottage Grove, MN, no damage. Probable cause: The inadequate touchdown by the pilot. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20030601011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601011709A), Jun 1, 2003: Raven S77A (N52461), Cottage Grove, MN. (-23) While on balloon sightseeing flight, the winds increased and pilot decided to land in a park. Balloon landed hard but stayed upright. One 84 year old… ## 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) (6) 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-77A) - [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 SB917GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB917GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00096NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00096NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-175-4 replacement envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T ## Earlier aircraft with N52461 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N52461 before. - [Cancelled 1989-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52461-1989-01-24): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274532. Triennial form not returned - [Cancelled 1974-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52461-1974-04-01): Cessna 182P, S/N 18262625. Exported to Portugal. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), Zaventem - [Cancelled 1954-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52461-1954-01-21): Piper J3C-65, S/N 10326. Owner: [Memphis Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEMPHIS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Germantown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Germantown) ## Related - Other Aerostar International S-77A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-77a/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.