# N9000C: 1997 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-3019
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1997
- Certificate issued: July 1, 2011
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AC7187
- Registered owner: [Williams David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Westtown, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Westtown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3241° N, 74.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10998, 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=9000C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9000C

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 N9000C.

## NTSB investigations on N9000C 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 SEA66F0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0151), Oct 31, 1965: Beechcraft D-17S (N9000C), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9000C.

## 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 N9000C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9000C before.

- [Cancelled 1994-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9000C-1994-06-22): Cessna 402B, S/N 402B0911. Exported to Aruba. Owner: [9000c Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/9000C%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

## 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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