# N9140F: 1998 Aerostar International S53A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S53A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s53a) (registry code 7487906, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (Balloonacy LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S53A-3052
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1998
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: ACA7E5
- Registered owner: [Spicer Todd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPICER%20TODD)
- Location: [Danville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Danville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1324° N, 87.6321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61832, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9140F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9140F

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 S53A)

- [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 (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 CEN23LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA006), Oct 7, 2022: Aerostar International S53A (N9140F), Albuquerque, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to find a suitable landing area in a critical fuel situation and his decision to land on a highway, which resulted in the balloon impacting a bridge railing and terrain.

## 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 20221007016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221007016669A), Oct 7, 2022: Aerostar AERSTR-S53 (N9140F), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On October 7, 2022, at 0930 MST, [privacy data omitted] an Aerostar S-53A balloon, [privacy data omitted] hit a known object while landing. The certificated…

## 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) (8)

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 S53A)

- [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 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

## Earlier aircraft with N9140F

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9140F before.

- [Cancelled 1994-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9140F-1994-02-22): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4622004. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Environmental Ventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENVIRONMENTAL%20VENTURES%20INC), [Lawrence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Lawrence)

## Related

- Other Aerostar International S53A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s53a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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