# N5047C: 1999 Aerostar International S-71A, registration cancelled 2018-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-71A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-71a) (registry code 7487072)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S71A-3022
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1999
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2013
- Last registry action: June 27, 2016
- Mode S code: A64C1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Mars Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARS%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6896° N, 112.0447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85024, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5047C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5047C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5047C-2018-01-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-71A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-71a.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 DEN03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA130), Jul 16, 2003: Aerostar S-71A (N5047C), Snowmass Villag, CO, no damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of balloon #2 to maintain clearance from balloon #1 while overtaking him.

## 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 20030715016412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030715016412A), Jul 15, 2003: Aerstr S71A (N5047C), Aspen, CO. (-23) Gregory wellens lifted off from snowmass ranch with 7 passengers on board at 6 am on July 15, 2003, on a commercial flight in Aerostar S71A balloon…

## Other aircraft with N5047C

- [Cancelled 1996-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5047C-1996-03-18): Beech B35, S/N D2309. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Becker Roman J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20ROMAN%20J), [Hartington, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Hartington)

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