# N5253Y: 2000 Aerostar International S-55A, registration cancelled 2017-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-55a) (registry code 7485002)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-3082
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2005
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A69E59
- Owner when cancelled: [Roberts Steve W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20STEVE%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Sebring, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sebring)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5033° N, 81.3677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33870, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5253Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253Y-2017-07-18

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-55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-55a.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 CHI03LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA173), Jun 21, 2003: Aerostar S-55A (N5253Y), Monroe, WI, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wires during landing and his decision to jump from the balloon. A factor to the accident was the power transmission lines.

## 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 20030620027069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620027069A), Jun 20, 2003: Raven S55A (N5253Y), Monroe, WI. (-23) A full stop landing was accomplished at 2010 in a cut hay field. No one near by for crew to receive land owner permission. Competition event requires…

## Other aircraft with N5253Y

- [Cancelled 1965-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253Y-1965-09-02): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2313. Owner: [New Havne Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20HAVNE%20AIRWAYS%20INC)

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