# N8516Y: 1989 Eagle Balloons C-7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eagle Balloons C-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-balloons-c-7) (registry code 3240207, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (Eagle Balloons Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E887121
- Year built: 1989
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1989
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2016
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: ABAE50
- Registered owner: [Muir Allan K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUIR%20ALLAN%20K)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8275° N, 95.6600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77084, 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=8516Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8516Y

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 (Eagle Balloons C-7)

- [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

### 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 N8516Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8516Y.

## 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) (2)

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 (Eagle Balloons C-7)

- [STC SB01062CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01062CH): Replace the Eagle Balloon Corp. Basket with an eligible basket. Eagle Balloons Corp
- [STC SL2035SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2035SO): Installation of Raven burner. Schoonhoven James Van

## Earlier aircraft with N8516Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8516Y before.

- [Cancelled 1971-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8516Y-1971-01-26): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1677. Owner: [James T Smedley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20T%20SMEDLEY), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Eagle Balloons C-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-balloons-c-7/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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