# N5260E: 2000 Aerostar International RXS-8, registration cancelled 2024-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RXS-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8) (registry code 7487009)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RXS8-3100
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 2000
- Last registry action: June 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A6A195
- Location: [Palmerton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Palmerton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8342° N, 75.5553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18071, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5260E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5260E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260E-2024-03-23

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 RXS-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8.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 FTW02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA012), Oct 13, 2001: Aerostar RXS-8 (N5260E), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a power line during landing. A contributing factor was the high wind during the landing.

## 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 20011013036769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011013036769A), Oct 13, 2001: Arostr RXS8 (N5260E), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. (.19) On October 13, 2001, at 0845 mountain daylight time, an Aerostar RXS-8 balloon, N5260E, was substantially damaged after impacting trees and power lines…

## Other aircraft with N5260E

- [Cancelled 1995-01-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260E-1995-01-20): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271802. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Prokar Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROKAR%20INC), [Lake Charles, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lake%20Charles)
- [Cancelled 1959-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260E-1959-07-15): Cessna 180B, S/N 50560. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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