# N87SB: 1993 Aerostar International SP I

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International SP I](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-sp-i) (registry code 7487806, 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: SPI-3001
- Year built: 1993
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1993
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1993
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABF58F
- Registered owner: [Friends Of Smokey The Bear Balloon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIENDS%20OF%20SMOKEY%20THE%20BEAR%20BALLOON)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1006° N, 106.5163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87SB

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 SP I)

- [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 (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 DEN05CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA006), Oct 10, 2004: Aerostar SP-1 (N87SB), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the radio tower. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper compensation for the variable wind conditions.

## 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.

- [Accident 20041010023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010023459A), Oct 10, 2004: Aerstr SPI (N87SB), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On October 10, 2004, at 0835 MDT, an Aerostar sp-i balloon, N87SB, registered to friends of smokey bear balloon, collided with a radio transmission tower…

## 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) (3)

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 SP I)

- [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

## Related

- Other Aerostar International SP I aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-sp-i/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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