# N9099F: 1993 Aerostar International RXS-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RXS-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8) (registry code 7487009, 4 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: RXS8-3013
- Year built: 1993
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1993
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2012
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC9434
- Registered owner: [High Plains Drifter Hot Air Balloons LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGH%20PLAINS%20DRIFTER%20HOT%20AIR%20BALLOONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Miles City, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Miles%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3602° N, 105.8675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59301, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9099F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9099F

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 RXS-8)

- [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 N9099F.

## NTSB investigations on N9099F 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 ANC74DAD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAD15), Apr 2, 1974: Hughes 369HS (N9099F), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9099F.

## Reports on N9099F not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N9099F, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740402011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740402011569A), Apr 2, 1974: Hughes 369HS (N9099F), Petersburg, AK, Substantial damage. Thermal fatigue,1st stage.

## 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) (10)

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 RXS-8)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB01030CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01030CH): Replace Aerostar Basket/BurnerFuel Tanks with a Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder & Colt) Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks. Balloonacy LLC
- [STC SB146CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB146CH): Replace Aerostar Basket/Burner with a Cameron Basket/Burner. Balloonacy LLC
- [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 SB04089CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04089CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket, Part Number BA-007-A-001, S/N BA1175; the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Burner, Part Number BU-008-A-002, S/N BU1378. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Fuel Tanks, Part Number CY-030-A-001, S/Ns 1519, 1520, and 1521. Carroll Teitsworth
- [STC SB04009CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04009CH): Replace the Aerostar International Basket/Burner system with the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket, Part Number BA-007-A-001, S/N 1075; the Thunder & Colt Burner, Model Colt MK III, S/N 2366. Replace the Aerostar International fuel tanks with the Thunder & Colt Fuel Tanks, Part Number T&C V30, S/Ns 2557, 2558, 2559, and 1627. Pat Irwin
- [STC SB917GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB917GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc
- [STC SB00601NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00601NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes model W-100-4 replacement envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T
- [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry

## Related

- Other Aerostar International RXS-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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