# N7172J: 1996 Aerostar International RX 8, registration cancelled 2025-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RX 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (registry code 7487008)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RX8-3274
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1996
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2021
- Last registry action: May 12, 2023
- Mode S code: A998B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Grassbaugh Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRASSBAUGH%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1006° N, 106.5163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7172J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7172J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172J-2025-02-14

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 RX 8: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8.md

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