# N9153X: 1993 Aerostar International RX 8, registration cancelled 2014-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 2014
- 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: RX8-3183
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 10, 1993
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2012
- Last registry action: January 24, 2012
- Mode S code: ACAC15
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Brann K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20BRANN%20K)
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8765° N, 121.8596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95973, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9153X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9153X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153X-2014-03-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA013), Oct 10, 1995: Aerostar RX 8 (N9153X), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision. The variable wind condition was a related factor.

## 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 19951010033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951010033109A), Oct 10, 1995: Arostr RX8 (N9153X), Albuquerque, NM. Passenger received fractured shoulder in hard balloon landing. Pilot did not flare due surface wind and drift.

## Other aircraft with N9153X

- [Cancelled 1990-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153X-1990-09-07): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2841013. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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