N5215B

Valid registration

1999 AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S53A

BalloonBrandon, SDRegistered Feb 27, 2026

N5215B is a 1999 Aerostar International Inc S53A (balloon) with serial number S53A-3068, registered in Brandon, SD. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Feb 28, 2033; the renewal window opens on Aug 28, 2032. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (balloon), issued Aug 25, 1999. It is one of 63 S53A aircraft in the FAA registry, 10 of them registered in South Dakota. About 30% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresFeb 28, 2033

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Feb 28, 2033
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Brandon, SD
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Rapid City FSDO (RAP FSDO) · (605) 737-3050
Certificate issued
Feb 27, 2026
Last FAA action
Feb 27, 2026
Mode S code (hex)
A68FAE
Mode S code (octal)
51507656
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC
Model
S53A
Type certificate (TCDS)
A15CE (Balloonacy LLC)
Year manufactured
1999
Serial number
S53A-3068
Aircraft type
Balloon
Engine type
None
Engines / seats
- / 1
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Aug 25, 1999
Approved operations
Balloon

Public airports near Brandon

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Joe Foss Field
Sioux Falls, SD
KFSD8 miTowered100LL, A
Zangger Vintage Airpark
Larchwood, IA
2VA13 miNon-towered-
Marv Skie-Lincoln County
Tea, SD
Y1414 miNon-towered100LL, A

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

Earlier registrations of this number

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
Nov 29, 1956MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M201078FRANCE

Other S53A in South Dakota