- Registered owner
- Grand Lake Air Ventures LLC
- Location
- Celina, OH
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- S53A-3085
- Year built
- 2001
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- August 2, 2001
- Certificate issued
- May 26, 2024
- Expires
- May 31, 2031
- Mode S code
- AC99A2
From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
Airframe · Aerostar International S53A
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Aerostar International S53A
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N9104UMatched 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 S53A aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N9104UMatched 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 S53A aircraft
Reports on N9104U not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N9104U, 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 N9104UGeneral 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 S53A aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 8
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 S53A
STC SB10564SCInstallation of Night Position LightsSTC SB01030CHReplace Aerostar Basket/BurnerFuel Tanks with a Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder & Colt) Basket/Burner/Fuel TanksSTC SB146CHReplace Aerostar Basket/Burner with a Cameron Basket/BurnerSTC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB917GLAddition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line.STC SB00601NYInstallation of Aerostat Envelopes model W-100-4 replacement envelope.STC SB00407LAInstallation of foam padded tank covers.