Head Balloons Inc AX9-118
N3087D is a Head Balloons Inc AX9-118, a balloon with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Sautee, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 7, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated June 1, 2000.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Head Balloons Inc
- Model
- AX9-118 · all AX9-118s and related versions
- Serial number
- 287
- Type
- Balloon
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- Not given
- Transponder code
- A3405B (octal 50640133)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 7, 2020
- Expires
- January 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- September 30, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon · June 1, 2000
- FAA region
- Southern
- FAA record id
- 00955750
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Bristol David W
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- PO Box 323
Sautee, GA 30571-0323
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Records check free · 2 to understand · 2 clear
The public federal record on N3087D, 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 Bristol David W, an individual, certificate issued January 7, 2020, expires January 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 287 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N3087D was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Ayres Corporation S-2R (serial R1820027DC, cancelled March 20, 1995). 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]
3 NTSB records under N3087D: Accident on March 16, 2010 at Phoenix, AZ: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 27, 1991 at Visalia, CA: serious injuries, destroyed. Accident on October 12, 1988 at Traver, CA: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Head Balloons INC AX9 118 · operated under 091
The pilot’s improper preflight inspection of the balloon’s rapid deflation system, which resulted in its inhibited functionality during landing.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for WPR10LA161 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ayres S2R · operated under 137
A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER ROD TO THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER RESULTING FROM A LACK OF OIL.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX91LA331 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ayres S2R · operated under 137
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX89DVA01 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data