# N6317U: Aerostar International S-77A, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-77A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-77a) (registry code 7487077)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S77A-3013
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1997
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A844D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Dream Flights LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREAM%20FLIGHTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Desert Hot Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Desert%20Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8463° N, 116.2833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92241, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6317U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6317U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6317U-2013-09-20

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-77A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-77a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA190), Feb 17, 1996: Aerostar S-77A (N6317U), Tucson, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the interruption to the pilot's planned landing approach due to obstructions in the original touchdown spot, which led to the pilot misjudging the landing flare.
- [NTSB LAX95LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA237), Jul 3, 1995: Aerostar S-77A (N6317U), Davis, CA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgement of the balloon's excessive rate-of-descent in a high wind landing and her inadequate remedial action to correct the condition.

## 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 19960217015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217015939A), Feb 17, 1996: Raven S77A (N6317U), Tucson, AZ. Passenger broke a foot on hard bouncy landing. Balloons susepticle to rough landing in wind. Briefed on position.
- [Accident 19950703016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703016039A), Jul 3, 1995: Raven S77A (N6317U), Davis, CA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Landed hard in high wind landing. Passengers bounced out. No weather briefing. No heluts used. Victim not holding.

## Other aircraft with N6317U

- [Cancelled 1985-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6317U-1985-12-12): Cessna TU206G, S/N U20605420. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Woody Futrell Marine & Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODY%20FUTRELL%20MARINE%20%26%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Nashville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Nashville)

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