# STC SB02986CH

- Type: Supplemental type certificate
- Status: Current, Issued
- Holder: Black Hills Balloons Inc., United States
- Description: Replace the Aerostar International Basket with the Ultramagic Basket Model C-9, S/N 27, by replacing the Aerostar International load blocks with Ultramagic carabiners.
- Applied: June 17, 2011
- Status date: June 24, 2011
- Product: Aircraft, Single-Engine
- Certification basis: Part 21, Part 31
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE)
- Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/6a/ca/6aca4a5bbeaf24e1c48c5f98b287a67e2b319b730731b5cee423ec3a199e5d50
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/10D0A24064649426862578CD006B5CC1.0001
- DRS record last changed: December 6, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02986CH

## ADs that name it (0)

None.

## Approved models (1)

- Aerostar International S-81A ([TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE))

## What the certificate says

Read from the PDF's text layer, without the form's printed wording; the layout is lost and the order can differ. The PDF is the record.

Part 31 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. (See Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A15CE for complete certification basis)

Description of Type Design Change: Replace the Aerostar International Basket with the Ultramagic Basket Model C-9, S/N 27, by replacing the Aerostar International load blocks with Ultramagic carabiners.

You cannot use descriptive data about this design change to duplicate other products. This approval is limited to only the installation made in Aerostar International Model S-81A Serial No. S81A-3016. This STC does not permit manufacturing of parts for multiple installations.

Black Hills Balloons, Inc.

25158 Little Teton Rd P.O. Box 210 Custer, SD 57730 A15CE Make : Aerostar Model : S-81A, S/NS81A-3016 Date of application : June 17, 2011

Date of issuance : June 24, 2011

( Signature) Gregory J. Michalik, Senior Aerospace Engineer Airframe & Administrative Branch Chicago Aircraft Certification Office

( Title)

Original signed by:

Gregory J. Michalik

FAA FORM 8110-2-1(10-69) PAGE 2 of 2 PAGES

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## Every issue (1)

- June 24, 2011: Issued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/6a/ca/6aca4a5bbeaf24e1c48c5f98b287a67e2b319b730731b5cee423ec3a199e5d50)

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