# N64997: 1987 Aerostar International RX-7, registration cancelled 2007-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RX-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (registry code 7487007)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RX7-3120
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1987
- Last registry action: February 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A88A5D
- Owner when cancelled: [Shluker Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHLUKER%20STEVE)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5076° N, 112.0710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85012, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64997
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64997-2007-04-11

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 RX-7: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7.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 LAX90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA048), Dec 2, 1989: Aerostar RX-7 (N64997), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: VARIABLE AND HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 19891202049169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202049169A), Dec 2, 1989: Raven RX7 (N64997), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Encountered windshift on landing on third attempt to land. Impact was hard and a passenger was seriously injured.

## Other aircraft with N64997

- [Cancelled 1979-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64997-1979-03-02): Cessna 152, S/N 15281522. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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