# N70290: Aerostar International RX 8, registration cancelled 1999-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RX 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (registry code 7487008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RX8-3214
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1995
- Last registry action: February 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A95FA8
- Owners when cancelled: [Eakins Michael G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAKINS%20MICHAEL%20G), [Eakins Rachel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAKINS%20RACHEL)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6851° N, 121.6060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93905, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70290
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70290-1999-10-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 8: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8.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 LAX99FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA177), May 9, 1999: Aerostar Rally RX-8 (N70290), Morgan Hill, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an inadequate takeoff site that did not allow sufficient horizontal clearance from obstacles in the takeoff path, and, his failure to ensure that all burners were connected…

## 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 19990509004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509004829A), May 9, 1999: Arostr RX8 (N70290), Morgan Hill, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aerostar RX-8 hot air balloon struck high power lines shortly after take-off and subsequently crashed, all 3 POB have serious injuries, the acft was destroyed,…

## Other aircraft with N70290

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70290): Dangler Homer L C, S/N 454
- [Cancelled 1991-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70290-1991-09-19): Beagle B.121 SERIES 1, S/N B121-115. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Warren F Chmura](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20F%20CHMURA), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- [Cancelled 1978-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70290-1978-10-11): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502097. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Macfarlane Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACFARLANE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Lakeway, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lakeway)

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