# N9116M: 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: RX9-3013
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1998
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2021
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC9D98
- Registered owner: [Churchman Harrison](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHURCHMAN%20HARRISON)
- Location: [Mcdonough, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Mcdonough)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4735° N, 84.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30252, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9116M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9116M

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 (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 CEN09CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA358), Jun 14, 2009: Aerostar International RX-9 (N9116M), Marathon City, WI, minor damage. Probable cause: A hard landing as a result of unexpected high winds and gusts.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20090613054199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613054199A), Jun 13, 2009: Arostr RX9 (N9116M), Wausau, WI, Minor damage. The balloon took off in 6 knot winds. Within a few minutes the pilot noticed groundspeed increasing to over 35 knots. The envelope started collapsing forcing…

## 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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