We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aerostar International INC
Model
S81A
Year
2001
Serial number
S81A-3010
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A02A02
Engine
Make and model
None None
Type
None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2001 – nowBalloon Quest INCFenton, MI · current
1975 – 1980Individual ownerPalm Bay, FL · different airframe: 1969 Charlotte Flying Service Livingston Special S/N 1
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident
Jul 23, 2003 · Highland, MI
Failure of the pilot to maintain a proper descent rate. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees, the reported high winds and gusts, the trees, the power lines and the house.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.