# N9079F: Aerostar International RX-9

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RX-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-9) (registry code 7487010, 6 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: RX9-3011
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1997
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2020
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AC8CC6
- Registered owner: [Above Reality Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABOVE%20REALITY%20INC)
- Location: [Jericho, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Jericho)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4664° N, 72.9198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05465, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9079F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9079F

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 RX-9)

- [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 N9079F.

## NTSB investigations on N9079F 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 ANC76AA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA119), Aug 5, 1976: Hughes 369 (N9079F), Skagway, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9079F.

## Reports on N9079F not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N9079F, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19760805024679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805024679A), Aug 5, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N9079F), Skagway, AK, Substantial damage. M/r blades hit cliff.

## 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) (6)

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 RX-9)

- [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 SB917GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB917GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc
- [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry

## Related

- Other Aerostar International RX-9 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-9/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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