# N5312E: 2002 Aerostar International S-71A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-71A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-71a) (registry code 7487072, 1 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: S71A-3025
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 18, 2011
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A6B6C7
- Registered owner: [Balloons Of Vermont LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20OF%20VERMONT%20LLC)
- Location: [Quechee, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Quechee)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6382° N, 72.4304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05059, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5312E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5312E

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aerostar International S-71A)

- [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

### 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

None matched to N5312E.

## 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.

- [Incident 20161007019959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161007019959I), Oct 7, 2016: Aerostar International Inc S-71A (N5312E), Quechee, VT, Minor damage. On the evening of October 7, 2016 the pilot of a hot air balloon Aerostar S-71A with six passengers on board was navigating Quechee gorge Vermont when wind…

## 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) (7)

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-71A)

- [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 SB00096NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00096NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-175-4 replacement envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T
- [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry
- [STC SA5469NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5469NM): Installation of position light. Great American Balloon Co Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N5312E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5312E before.

- [Cancelled 1996-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312E-1996-03-29): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503954. Exported to Zimbabwe. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1972-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312E-1972-11-15): Beech K35, S/N D5814. Owner: [Food Services Interior Co Russell Weinstein Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOOD%20SERVICES%20INTERIOR%20CO%20RUSSELL%20WEINSTEIN%20OWNER), [Studio City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Studio%20City)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International S-71A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-71a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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