Aircraft record

N3106KHead Balloons INC AX9 118

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 10, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 2008)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Flower Mound, TX; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2001
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2008
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Flower Mound, TX
Certificate issued: Jul 24, 2001
Canceled: Sep 10, 2012

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: 292
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Not Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A34A05

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

2001 – 2012Individual ownerFlower Mound, TX
1961 – 1970Individual ownerArlington, TX · different airframe: 1946 Superior Culver V S/N V-325
until 1994Ayres CorpAlbany, GA · different airframe: Ayres Corporation S2r-T34 S/N T34206dc

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 · destroyed

Jul 31, 2008 · Cook, MN

The pilot's decision to land in a confined area. Contributing to the accident were the hidden power transmission lines and the confined landing site.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: None
Report: CHI08CA227

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI08CA227)

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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