Aircraft record

N3087DHead Balloons INC AX9-118

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2010)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Jan 31, 2030
Based in: Sautee, GA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2020
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2010
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: Sautee, GA
Certificate issued: Jan 7, 2020
Expires: Jan 31, 2030
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Jun 1, 2000

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: Head Balloons INC
Model: AX9-118
Serial number: 287
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet: A29SO
Mode S code: A3405B

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

2020 – nowIndividual ownerSautee, GA · current
1987 – 1995Gilbert Aviation Industries INCVisalia, CA · different airframe: Ayres Corporation S-2r S/N R1820027dc

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 · substantial damage

Mar 16, 2010 · Phoenix, AZ

The pilot’s improper preflight inspection of the balloon’s rapid deflation system, which resulted in its inhibited functionality during landing.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Serious
Report: WPR10LA161

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR10LA161)

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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