# N71606: Aerostar International RXS-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RXS-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8) (registry code 7487009, 4 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: RXS8-3068
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2023
- Expires: July 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A994CE
- Registered owner: [Balloonatics And Aeronuts LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONATICS%20AND%20AERONUTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Belvidere, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Belvidere)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8233° N, 75.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07823, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71606
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71606

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 RXS-8)

- [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 N71606.

## NTSB investigations on N71606 not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC79FFA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA05), Dec 17, 1978: Cessna 182M (N71606), Albany, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N71606.

## Reports on N71606 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N71606, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19781217038409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217038409A), Dec 17, 1978: Cessna 182H (N71606), Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 51K.icing cond in clouds. Turning off rwy.

## 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) (10)

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 RXS-8)

- [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 SB04089CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04089CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket, Part Number BA-007-A-001, S/N BA1175; the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Burner, Part Number BU-008-A-002, S/N BU1378. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Fuel Tanks, Part Number CY-030-A-001, S/Ns 1519, 1520, and 1521. Carroll Teitsworth
- [STC SB04009CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04009CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket, Part Number BA-007-A-001, S/N 1075; the Thunder & Colt Burner, Model Colt MK III, S/N 2366. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Thunder & Colt Fuel Tanks, Part Number T&C V30, S/Ns 2557, 2558, 2559, and 1627. Pat Irwin
- [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 N71606

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N71606 before.

- [Cancelled 1949-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71606-1949-06-28): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3033. Owner: [Helm J T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELM%20J%20T), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International RXS-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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