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N5243B

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2004 AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RXS-8

BalloonCentralia, ILRegistered Sep 24, 2025

N5243B is a 2004 Aerostar International Inc RXS-8 (balloon) with serial number RXS8-3128, registered in Centralia, IL. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Sep 30, 2032; the renewal window opens on Mar 30, 2032. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (balloon), issued Oct 5, 2004. It is one of 64 RXS-8 aircraft in the FAA registry, 1 of them registered in Illinois. About 2% of them were built after it.

2159days left
Registration expiresSep 30, 2032

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Sep 30, 2032
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Centralia, IL
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Springfield FSDO (SPI FSDO) · (217) 744-1910
Certificate issued
Sep 24, 2025
Last FAA action
Sep 24, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
A69A8D
Mode S code (octal)
51515215
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC
Model
RXS-8
Type certificate (TCDS)
A15CE (Balloonacy LLC)
Year manufactured
2004
Serial number
RXS8-3128
Aircraft type
Balloon
Engine type
None
Engines / seats
- / 4
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Oct 5, 2004
Approved operations
Balloon

Public airports near Centralia

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Centralia Municipal
Centralia, IL
KENL2 miNon-towered100LL, A
Salem-Leckrone
Salem, IL
KSLO12 miNon-towered100LL
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, IL
KMVN20 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
Oct 26, 1977MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M201106