# N63164: Aerostar International S-66A, registration cancelled 2015-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-66A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-66a) (registry code 7486066)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S66A-3043
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1994
- Last registry action: March 24, 2000
- Mode S code: A844BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Carnevale Michael V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARNEVALE%20MICHAEL%20V)
- Location: [Calistoga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Calistoga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6346° N, 122.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94515, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63164
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63164-2015-05-04

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-66A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-66a.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 LAX93LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA188), Apr 22, 1993: Aerostar AX-9 (N63164), Calistoga, CA, no damage. Probable cause: THE BALLOON'S ENCOUNTER WITH HIGHER THAN FORECAST WINDS WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE BALLOON BASKET WITH A RECESSED AREA WHICH PREVENTED ANY…

## Other aircraft with N63164

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63164-undated): Cessna 150M, S/N 15077149

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