# N52845: Aerostar International S53A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S53A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s53a) (registry code 7487906, 1 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (Balloonacy LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S53A-3081
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 2000
- Certificate issued: September 3, 2019
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A6A9A8
- Registered owner: [Rodden John L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RODDEN%20JOHN%20L)
- Location: [Owasso, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Owasso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2767° N, 95.8189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74055, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52845
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52845

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 S53A)

- [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

## 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 N52845.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N52845.

## 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) (8)

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 S53A)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [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 SB146CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB146CH): Replace Aerostar Basket/Burner with a Cameron Basket/Burner. Balloonacy LLC
- [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 SB917GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB917GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc
- [STC SB00601NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00601NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes model W-100-4 replacement envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T
- [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry

## Earlier aircraft with N52845

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N52845 before.

- [Cancelled 1991-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52845-1991-02-19): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274620. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Casper Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASPER%20AIR%20SERVICE), [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper)
- [Cancelled 1974-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52845-1974-08-19): Cessna 182P, S/N 18262892. Exported to Guatemala. Owner: [Cook Airfield Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20AIRFIELD%20INC), [Derby, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Derby)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International S53A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s53a/aircraft.md

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