# Aerostar International SP I

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 7487806
- Manufacturer (registry): AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC
- Model: SP I
- Aircraft type: Balloon
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Balloonacy LLC
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-sp-i

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N87SB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87SB): [Friends Of Smokey The Bear Balloon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIENDS%20OF%20SMOKEY%20THE%20BEAR%20BALLOON), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque), built 1993, S/N SPI-3001

## 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 DEN05CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA006), Oct 10, 2004: Aerostar SP-1 (N87SB), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the radio tower. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper compensation for the variable wind conditions.

## 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 20041010023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010023459A), Oct 10, 2004: Aerstr SPI (N87SB), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On October 10, 2004, at 0835 MDT, an Aerostar sp-i balloon, N87SB, registered to friends of smokey bear balloon, collided with a radio transmission tower…

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (3)

Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has.

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC

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