# N7179Z: 1996 Aerostar International S-66A, registration cancelled 2017-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerostar International S-66A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-66a) (registry code 7486066)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S66A-3060
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1997
- Certificate issued: March 15, 2004
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A999B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Star Trail Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAR%20TRAIL%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7179Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7179Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7179Z-2017-02-28

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-66A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-66a.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 DEN08LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA004), Oct 8, 2007: Aerostar S-66A (N7179Z), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and clearance resulting in an in-flight collision with power lines, and the ground crew's improper assistance. Contributing to this accident…
- [NTSB DEN03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA081), May 17, 2003: Aerostar International S66A-3060 (N7179Z), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a high wind landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the high wind and the berm.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20071008828069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071008828069A), Oct 8, 2007: Raven S66A (N7179Z), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 8, 2007, at approximately 0742 MDT, an Aerostar S-66A, N7179Z, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck the top…
- [Accident 20030517009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030517009649A), May 17, 2003: Raven S66A (N7179Z), Albuquerque, NM. (-23) On may 17, 2003, at 0800 MDT, a Aerostar international, S-66A, N7179Z, registered to skyspan adventures LLC, landed hard with a basket tip-over when the…

## Other aircraft with N7179Z

- [Cancelled 1965-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7179Z-1965-06-11): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-3051. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Export Procurement Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXPORT%20PROCUREMENT%20CORP), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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