# N63459: 1991 Aerostar International S-60A, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-3156
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1991
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1997
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A84FC1
- Owner when cancelled: [Slaten Mike E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLATEN%20MIKE%20E)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2699° N, 106.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87124, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63459
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63459-2013-09-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 FTW98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA143), Oct 6, 1997: Aerostar S-60A (N63459), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon.

## 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 19971006030509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006030509A), Oct 6, 1997: Raven S60A (N63459), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. After landing in a field a wind gust lifted ballon and carried it into side of a house lifted landed shortly. (-23) at approximately 0830, October 6, 1997,…

## Other aircraft with N63459

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63459-1955-10-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 8216. Owner: [Douglas Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLAS%20DONALD), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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