N8307MHead Balloons INC AX8-88
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Sautee, GA
- Certificate issued
- Mar 19, 2025
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 4, 1994
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Head Balloons INC
- Model
- AX8-88
- Serial number
- 218
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AB5BB3
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- 2025 – nowIndividual ownerSautee, GA · current
- 1973 – 1974Individual ownerReno, NV · different airframe: Cessna A150k S/N A15000007
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Structures (general) · suspension cable · defectiveNov 4, 1996
THE SERVING AROUND THE KEVLAR SUSPENSION CABLE WHICH FORMS THE EYE AT THE BASE OF THE CABLE HAS COME APART. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE REPAIR OF THIS ITEM. THIS ITEM IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Structures (general) · cable · elongatedFeb 5, 1996
THE MALFUNCTION CONSISTS OF ELONGATION OF THE EYES ON THE BASKET SUSPENSION CABLES. THIS CONDITION WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND CLEARLY FALLS OUTSIDE THE MANUFACTURER'S CRITERIA FOR AIRWORTHINESS. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER SENT REPLACEMENT PARTS, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT INCORRECT PARTS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026