# N9015Y: 1997 Aerostar International RX 8, registration cancelled 2022-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2022
- 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: RX8-3293
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1997
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2017
- Last registry action: December 29, 2019
- Mode S code: AC7601
- Owner when cancelled: [Hunterdon Ballooning Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTERDON%20BALLOONING%20INC)
- Location: [Lebanon, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6455° N, 74.8163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08833, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9015Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9015Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9015Y-2022-08-11

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

## 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 ERA17LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA029), Oct 22, 2016: Aerostar International RX8 (N9015Y), Mount Ulla, NC, minor damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to follow the pilot's instructions for properly securing herself during landing, which resulted in her serious injury when the balloon landed hard and the basket was dragged.

## 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 20161022022819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161022022819A), Oct 22, 2016: Aerostar International Inc RX 8 (N9015Y), Mount Ulla, NC, Minor damage. On October 22, 2016, about 1240 eastern standard time, N9015Y, an RX8-3293 Aerostar International Inc balloon landed in a field ending a sightseeing flight.…

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