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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Head Balloons INC
Model
AX8-88
Year
2009
Serial number
386
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A1ABB4
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
2009 – nowIndividual ownerHelena, AL · current
1998 – 2001Boeing CompanyPhiladelphia, PA · different airframe: 1999 Boeing Company Ch47-414 S/N M4482
1974 – 1993Hayward Flying Club INCSan Lorenzo, CA · different airframe: Cessna 172m S/N 17261478
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1940 – 1942General Aircraft CorpSouth Lowell, MA · different airframe: General Aircraft Corp G1-80 S/N 1
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident
Oct 25, 2014 · Montevallo, AL
The pilot's decision to conduct a landing to a confined area in high wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent injury to a passenger.
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.