# N120RB: 1988 Aerostar International S-60A, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-60A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (registry code 7486060)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S60A-3075
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1988
- Certificate issued: December 6, 2007
- Last registry action: December 6, 2007
- Mode S code: A0552B
- Owner when cancelled: [Hooten Jeff S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOTEN%20JEFF%20S)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1885° N, 106.4935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87122, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120RB-2014-12-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aerostar International S-60A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a.md

## 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 CEN09LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA318), May 25, 2009: Aerostar International S-60A (N120RB), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090525009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525009389A), May 25, 2009: Raven S60A (N120RB), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. (-23) On may 25, 2009 at 0830 MDT, N120RB, an Aerostar international balloon, made a hard landing on a fenced yard east of the hotel Albuquerque in "old town"…
- [Incident 20090510009969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090510009969I), May 10, 2009: Raven S60A (N120RB), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On may 10, 2009 at 0730 MDT, N120RB, an Aerostar international balloon, struck the montano bridge over the rio grande in northern Albuquerque, NM.…

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