Registered owner
Acuff Laurie
Location
Manito, IL
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
RX8-3292
Year built
1997
Type
Balloon
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Standard, balloon
Airworthiness date
June 20, 1997
Certificate issued
March 22, 2012
Expires
March 31, 2028
Mode S code
AC7295

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.

1991In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 3 ADs
19911
19931
20131

Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N90073Matched 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

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N90073Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Aerostar International RX 8 aircraft
Reports on N90073 not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N90073, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N90073General 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

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 LightsHighland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682XSTC SB01030CHReplace Aerostar Basket/BurnerFuel Tanks with a Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder & Colt) Basket/Burner/Fuel TanksBalloonacy LLCSTC SB146CHReplace Aerostar Basket/Burner with a Cameron Basket/BurnerBalloonacy LLCSTC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsAlbuquerque Balloon Center, Inc.STC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaBalloonacy, Ltd. LLCSTC 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.Nathan DieringerSTC 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 509Frankie J. MartinezSTC SB02820CHONE ONLY STC, SN 3007: Replace Aerostar International Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks.John T. Moran dba Falcon's Nest Repair StationSTC SB917GLAddition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line.LTA Aviation IncSTC SB00601NYInstallation of Aerostat Envelopes model W-100-4 replacement envelope.DiGiovanni Ronald T.STC SB00794LAInstallation of extra fuel tank(s).John TerrySTC SB00407LAInstallation of foam padded tank covers.John TerrySTC SA5469NMInstallation of position light.Great American Balloon Co Inc