- Registered owner
- Ragsdale William C II
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- RX8-3212
- Year built
- 1995
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- February 16, 1995
- Certificate issued
- March 12, 2024
- Expires
- March 31, 2031
- Mode S code
- A97953
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.
| 1991 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
Airframe · Aerostar International RX 8
AD 2013-03-10HardwareAD 93-16-13Fuel HoseAD 90-25-09Suspension CablesInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Aerostar International RX 8
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N7097JMatched 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 RX 8 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N7097JGeneral 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 RX 8 aircraft
Reports on N7097J not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N7097J, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
STCs that may be installed · 13
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 RX 8
STC SB10564SCInstallation of Night Position LightsSTC SB01030CHReplace Aerostar Basket/BurnerFuel Tanks with a Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder & Colt) Basket/Burner/Fuel TanksSTC SB146CHReplace Aerostar Basket/Burner with a Cameron Basket/BurnerSTC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB04113CHReplace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part Number CB301C-4, S/N 9465; the Cameron Balloons Burner, Part Number CB579-M1, S/N S5148 S5149. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons Fuel Tanks, Part Number CBUS1050D, S/Ns 230171, 230177, and 230202.STC SB04001CHReplace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Cameron Balloons Basket, Part Number CB301C-3, S/N 9712; the Cameron Balloons Burner, Part Number CBUS10011-2A, S/Ns V0123 and V0128. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Cameron Balloons Fuel Tanks, Part Number CB2901-B, S/Ns 478, 492, and 509STC SB02820CHONE ONLY STC, SN 3007: Replace Aerostar International Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks.STC SB917GLAddition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line.STC SB00601NYInstallation of Aerostat Envelopes model W-100-4 replacement envelope.STC SB00794LAInstallation of extra fuel tank(s).STC SB00407LAInstallation of foam padded tank covers.STC SA5469NMInstallation of position light.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N7097J before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.