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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Head Balloons INC
Model
AX7 77B
Serial number
279
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A33C0B
Engine
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
1962 – 1970Individual ownerCarthage, MS · different airframe: Piper J3c-65 S/N 5062
until 1978Piper Aircraft CorpLock Haven, PA · different airframe: 1978 Piper Pa-44-180 S/N 44-7995079
until 2023Individual ownerSandoval, IL
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
Jun 8, 2017 · Chatsworth, IL
The balloon’s encounter with unexpected wind gusts during inflation, which resulted in the balloon becoming prematurely airborne and subsequently the pilot being ejected from the basket and one passenger receiving serious injuries while attempting to egress from the pilotless balloon.
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.