# N91297: Aerostar International S60H

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S60H](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s60h) (registry code 7489001, 1 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: S60H-3007
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 22, 2020
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: ACA1CC
- Registered owner: [Swinton Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWINTON%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Queensbury, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Queensbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3373° N, 73.6827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12804, 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=91297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91297

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 S60H)

- [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 N91297.

## NTSB investigations on N91297 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 DEN81FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE18), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 180H (N91297), Aurora, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N91297.

## Reports on N91297 not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N91297, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20000529017919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000529017919I), May 29, 2000: Cessna 180H (N91297), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23)After landing on runway 16L while taxing to taxiway j, a wind gust lifted the right wing, causing the left wing-tip to contact the ground. Peak wind gusts…
- [Accident 19810124001529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124001529A), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 180H (N91297), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during takeoff when pilot could not maintain directional control.
- [Incident 19790912035269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912035269I), Sep 12, 1979: Cessna 180H (N91297), Slate, ID, Minor damage. During takeoff run, upper landing gear attach bolt broke, aircraft came down on left wing tip. P/n AN720A

## 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) (5)

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 S60H)

- [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

## Earlier aircraft with N91297

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N91297 before.

- [Cancelled 1965-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91297-1965-10-06): Curtiss Wright C-46A, S/N 43-46971. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [C-46 Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C-46%20PARTS%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International S60H aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s60h/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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