Aircraft record

N3647AAerostar International INC RX 8

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (minor damage, Feb 2016)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Mar 31, 2027
Based in: Santa Rosa, CA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2014
NTSB events: 1; minor, 2016
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Santa Rosa, CA
Certificate issued: Mar 19, 2014
Expires: Mar 31, 2027
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Sep 13, 1990

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: RX 8
Serial number: RX8-3064
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A41E76

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

2014 – nowIndividual ownerSanta Rosa, CA · current
1957 – 1965Individual ownerTemple, TX · different airframe: Piper Pa-22-135 S/N 22-1907

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 · minor damage

Feb 13, 2016 · Petaluma, CA

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during the landing approach, which resulted in the balloon’s basket impacting a metal fence and a passenger sustaining serious injuries.

Damage: Minor
Injuries: Serious
Report: WPR16LA070

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR16LA070)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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