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Models · Head Balloons Inc · Balloons · data as of November 9, 2026

Head Balloons Inc AX8

116 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1983 to 2025; half of them date from 2007 or earlier. New Mexico has the most (12). 22% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the AX8 from the FAA's model table

Type
Balloon · Balloons
Power
None
Common engines
None None (82), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (3)
Seats
4
Built of
fabric and wicker
Maker on the register
Head Balloons Inc
Registered
earliest certificate March 14, 1990; newest July 27, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
AX8-88861983 to 202474.1%
AX8-88B271992 to 202523.3%
AX8-105320252.6%

When they were built by decade · 41 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19803
199015
200023
201020
202014

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20114
20121
20134
20144
20155
20164
20176
20183
20196
20204
20219
20224
202315
20245
20259
20265

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard8876%
None on file2723%
Experimental10.9%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Xclusive Balloons LLC1Windswept Aeronauts INC1Wasting Time LLC1Treetop Balloons LLC1Skyview Balloons LLC1Re/Max Marketing Fund LLC1R & N Associates Worldwide INC1Pilot Properties of the Hudson Valley LLC1Personal Flights Ballooning LLC1Penn Dutch Real Estate INC DBA1Knox Ohio III1Jones Gary N1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Xclusive Balloons LLC1
Windswept Aeronauts INC1
Wasting Time LLC1
Treetop Balloons LLC1
Skyview Balloons LLC1
Re/Max Marketing Fund LLC1
R & N Associates Worldwide INC1
Pilot Properties of the Hudson Valley LLC1
Personal Flights Ballooning LLC1
Penn Dutch Real Estate INC DBA1
Knox Ohio III1
Jones Gary N1

Fleet pages: Xclusive Balloons LLC · Re/Max Marketing Fund LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2026-10-03WPR27LA004 · AX8-88B N4502A · accident near Albuquerque, NM · no injuries
2023-07-24ERA23LA315 · AX8-88 N4522E · accident near Guilford, CT · serious injuries
2011-06-18ERA11CA353 · AX8-88 N8190V · accident near Summerdale, AL · no injuries
2010-09-12CEN10CA543 · AX8-88 N2064W · accident near Ft. Wayne, IN · serious injuries

The 4 most recent of 4 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Head Balloons Inc AX8 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

116 as of November 9, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Head Balloons Inc AX8s?

New Mexico, with 12.

Who owns the Head Balloons Inc AX8?

22% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Head Balloons Inc AX8s on the register built?

Between 1983 and 2025; half of them in 2007 or earlier.

How many Head Balloons Inc AX8 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Head Balloons Inc AX8 made of?

A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Head Balloons Inc AX8 the component layer

A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A29SO, held by Head Balloons INC.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about other and general. 14 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Head Balloons INC.

FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first

2013-03-192013-03-10 · Hardware · other and general

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Other and general1100%

Approved modifications 14 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2022-04-25SB10564SC · Installation of Night Position Lights
2017-10-05SB09657RC · Installation of Aircraft Position Lights
2017-09-06SB04407AT · Installation of the DBI-III Omega
2015-07-29SB04010CH · Replace the Head Balloons Burner system with the Balony Kubicek Burner Model IGNIS 2 Units, S/N...
2015-07-29SB04011CH · Replace the Head Balloons Burner system with the Balony Kubicek Burner Model IGNIS 2 Units, S/N...

Certificates and bulletins

A29SOType certificate held by Head Balloons INC. · 6 models listed · revised April 8, 2009

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

2011-07-13CE-11-44 · Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the AX8 links to the rest of the register

Design
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/head-balloons-inc/ax8.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 116

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N31102 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New Mexico
None on file 2026-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31024 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Michigan
None on file 2026-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610CA Head Balloons Inc
AX8-105
Wasting Time LLC
Canton, Ohio
Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90022 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-105
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2026-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83030 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2026-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2019F Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2036B Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2025-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90037 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-105
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31032 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Skyview Balloons LLC
Wooldridge, Missouri
None on file 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9002T Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2025-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9002J Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2423P Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8307M Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9001S Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2025-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913JH Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Flying Chicken LLC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2024-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N324VG Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9001T Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Personal Flights Ballooning LLC
Gainesville, Florida
Standard 2024-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3082S Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Dishes Ive Bought LLC
Roswell, Georgia
Standard 2024-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20086 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4502A Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2234W Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79JA Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3121G Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40213 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Michigan
None on file 2023-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9001R Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4516R Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2023-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N306E Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Knox Ohio III
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2023-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8241F Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
None on file 2023-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1947R Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N401BZ Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Apogee Associates LLC
Portage, Michigan
Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8280G Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Arizona
None on file 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4001B Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3102A Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5010Q Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-01-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9001C Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3126B Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Jones Gary N
Diamondhead, Mississippi
None on file 2022-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2215S Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5005B Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2022-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24233 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31187 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3084A Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Co-owned owner
Arkansas
None on file 2021-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2371S Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Penn Dutch Real Estate INC DBA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111HB Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Colorado
None on file 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1985N Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3101F Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801ME Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21208 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4509A Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Air Hound Adventures LLC
Davenport, Florida
Standard 2020-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3109N Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2020-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3126G Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Xclusive Balloons LLC
Taylorsville, Kentucky
Standard 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2154Z Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Florida
None on file 2020-01-29 Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes
N50094 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2091T Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50009 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50161 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Re/Max Marketing Fund LLC
Denver, Colorado
None on file 2019-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50124 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2019-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2252N Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
North Carolina
None on file 2019-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4522E Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Mississippi
None on file 2018-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83063 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Delta Breeze Hot Air Balloon Promotions LLC
Indianola, Mississippi
Standard 2018-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2322B Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Indiana
None on file 2018-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4500J Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2017-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810KG Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2017-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20265 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Cox Utility Services
Charlotte, North Carolina
Standard 2017-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4013Z Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2017-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5008R Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2017-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4510K Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-02-28 Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes
N2224H Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2016-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4017K Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New York
None on file 2016-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990WB Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2016-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19EL Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2016-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20306 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
R & N Associates Worldwide INC
Port Orange, Florida
Standard 2015-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4005L Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40097 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3082L Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2015-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45044 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Arizona
None on file 2015-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20308 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2014-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45177 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2014-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4528E Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2014-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2055H Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2014-02-25 Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes
N32242 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2013-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8255A Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Above Reality INC
Jericho, Vermont
None on file 2013-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1776Y Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2013-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31021 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Decatur Morgan Cnty Convention & Visitors Bureau
Decatur, Alabama
Standard 2013-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4008S Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Pilot Properties of the Hudson Valley LLC
Lagrangeville, New York
Standard 2012-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31249 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Treetop Balloons LLC
Madison, Mississippi
Standard 2011-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20498 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Ad Astra Per Aspera LLC
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Standard 2011-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20128 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2011-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2064W Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Windswept Aeronauts INC
Fort Wayne, Indiana
None on file 2011-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2136F Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2010-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8241J Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
None on file 2009-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20671 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2009-05-18 Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes
N2368R Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Balloon Entertainment CO
Polk City, Florida
None on file 2008-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2335Y Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Handcrafted Furniture Balloon Rides LLC
Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Standard 2008-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80MK Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Co-owned owner
Colorado
None on file 2008-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3120C Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2008-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8234N Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2007-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2341K Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88B
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2006-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82233 Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2006-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8304T Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2005-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2047T Head Balloons Inc
AX8-88
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2005-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes