Registered owner
Newkirk Rodney A
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
S57A-3222
Year built
2000
Type
Balloon
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Standard, balloon
Airworthiness date
September 14, 2000
Certificate issued
February 12, 2018
Expires
February 29, 2028
Mode S code
A6A909

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 3

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1991In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 3 ADs
19911
19931
20131

Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N5280LMatched 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 S-57A aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N5280LMatched 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 S-57A aircraft

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N5280LGeneral 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 S-57A aircraft

STCs that may be installed · 17

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

See all 17 STCs