N53177
Aerostar International INC RX-7
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on May 3, 1991.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- May 24, 1986Accident
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING DUE TO A BROKEN SHAFT IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE RAN MOMENTARILY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DUMP HIS 700 POUNDS OF DRY CHEMICAL AND HAD TO KEEP A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED.
- June 5, 1979Accident
Failed To Maintain Directional Control