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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 9, 2026Head Balloons Inc AX9-118
N2027S is a Head Balloons Inc AX9-118, a balloon with no engine, built in 2013. It has 1 seat. It is registered to co-owned owners in Chico, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 22, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated July 22, 2013.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Head Balloons Inc
- Model
- AX9-118 · all AX9-118s and related versions
- Built of
- fabric and wickerA hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Head Balloons Inc AX9 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 430
- Type
- BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2013
- Transponder code
- A19CCF (octal 50316317)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- October 22, 2013
- Expires
- October 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 9, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 22, 2013
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01130098
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Smith Brann K
- Type
- Co-ownedFAA type of owner code 4 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 4371 Keefer Rd
Chico, CA 95973-8923 - Co-owners
- Smith Marie J
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N2027S links to the rest of the register
- Head Balloons Inc AX9 25 registered
- Head Balloons Inc 197 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Type certificate A29SO · held by Head Balloons INC
- Chico, CA 158 aircraft registered in this town
- Chico Regional · CIC
- California 28,112 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Head Balloons Inc AX9 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Head Balloons Inc AX9 11 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N2027S, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Smith Brann K, a co-owned, certificate issued October 22, 2013, expires October 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated July 22, 2013, consistent with the 2013 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 430 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N2027S was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna T210L (serial 21060995, cancelled September 18, 2006). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N2027S: Accident on August 9, 2019 at Galt, CA: serious injuries, minor damage. Accident on September 27, 2004 at Kingman, KS: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Head AX9-118 · operated under 091
A loss of control following an adverse wind encounter.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T210L · operated under 091
The lack of engine oil due to the mechanic's improper maintenance in not securing the loose "B" nut for the oil pressure line to the turbocharger leading to the loss of engine power while maneuvering. An additional cause was the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. A factor was the terrace the nose wheel impacted and subsequently nosed over.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 9, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data