# N63286: 1991 Aerostar International S-60A, registration cancelled 2020-04-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 28, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-60A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (registry code 7486060)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S60A-3149
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 2, 1991
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2002
- Last registry action: September 23, 2017
- Mode S code: A848B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Robert Joel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20ROBERT%20JOEL)
- Location: [Seale, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Seale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3186° N, 85.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36875, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63286
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63286-2020-04-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-60A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a.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 FTW96LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA242), Jun 9, 1996: Aerostar S-60A (N63286), San Angelo, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain altitude or clearance from a tree, during an approach to land in a field.
- [NTSB FTW96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA001), Oct 1, 1995: Aerostar S60A (N63286), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES DURING THE APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE SUDDEN WIND GUST.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20071009023299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009023299I), Oct 9, 2007: Raven S60A (N63286), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On October 9, 2007 at 0915 MDT, N63286, an Aerostar S60A hot air balloon struck a tree during landing approach to a field in Albuquerque, NM with gusty…
- [Accident 19960609033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609033049A), Jun 9, 1996: Raven S60A (N63286), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Struck tree on landing approach. Impact broke pilots ankle. Passengers exited. Balloon rose relanded safely.
- [Accident 19951001030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030729A), Oct 1, 1995: Raven S60A (N63286), Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. On descent to land, ground crew could not hold balloon, went into high voltage power line, arched and burned.

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