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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Head Balloons Inc AX8-88
N4001B is a Head Balloons Inc AX8-88, a balloon with no engine, built in 2012. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Sautee, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 14, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated February 14, 2012.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Head Balloons Inc
- Model
- AX8-88 · all AX8-88s 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 AX8 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
- 418
- 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
- 4
- Year built
- 2012
- Transponder code
- A4AF1E (octal 51127436)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- February 14, 2023
- Expires
- February 28, 2030
- Last FAA action
- February 14, 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 · February 14, 2012
- FAA region
- SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01090885
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Bristol David W
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- 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 2
Connections how N4001B links to the rest of the register
- Head Balloons Inc AX8 116 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
- Sautee, GA 23 aircraft registered in this town
- Georgia 8,790 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Head Balloons Inc AX8 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Head Balloons Inc AX8 14 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N4001B, 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 February 14, 2023, expires February 28, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated February 14, 2012, consistent with the 2012 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 418 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N4001B was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (serial 1388M, cancelled March 22, 2000); Bellanca 17-31ATC (serial 7431103, cancelled date not given). 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 N4001B: Accident on September 23, 1994 at Chico, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 16, 1984 at Antigo, WI: no injuries, destroyed. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R-22 · operated under 091
the student pilot's improper use of the flight controls. The student pilot's lack of experience in the helicopter is a factor in this accident.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 17-31ATC · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data