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 never named here.
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
- Maker on the register
- Head Balloons Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate March 14, 1990; newest July 27, 2026
Where they are owner's state
New Mexico12Georgia11Florida11Texas7Pennsylvania7Colorado6Tennessee5Michigan5Kentucky5Alabama5New York4Mississippi4
Who owns them registrant type
Individual84 (72%)LLC15 (13%)Corporation8 (7%)Co-owned7 (6%)Partnership2 (2%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 41 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid114 (98%)Valid (manufacturer)1 (0.9%)Pending1 (0.9%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard88 (76%)None on file27 (23%)Experimental1 (0.9%)
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
Fleet pages: Xclusive Balloons LLC · Re/Max Marketing Fund LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
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 3 most recent of 3 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Head Balloons Inc AX8 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
116 as of October 2, 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 never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 86 AX8-88 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N31102 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | Valid |
| N83030 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | Valid |
| N2019F | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-12-07 | Valid |
| N2036B | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N31032 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Skyview Balloons LLC Wooldridge, Missouri |
None on file | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N9002T | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N8307M | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-03-19 | Valid |
| N913JH | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Flying Chicken LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | Valid |
| N9001T | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Personal Flights Ballooning LLC Gainesville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-08 | Valid |
| N20086 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | Valid |
| N3121G | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | Valid |
| N9001R | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | Valid |
| N4516R | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2023-07-20 | Valid |
| N8241F | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
None on file | 2023-05-13 | Valid |
| N401BZ | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Apogee Associates LLC Portage, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-03-29 | Valid |
| N8280G | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2023-03-22 | Valid |
| N4001B | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | Valid |
| N3102A | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-21 | Valid |
| N5010Q | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-01 | Valid |
| N9001C | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2022-12-19 | Valid |
| N3126B | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Jones Gary N Diamondhead, Mississippi |
None on file | 2022-06-23 | Valid |
| N5005B | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-02-12 | Valid |
| N24233 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-12-16 | Valid |
| N31187 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2021-10-29 | Valid |
| N3084A | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Co-owned owner Arkansas |
None on file | 2021-10-22 | Valid |
| N2371S | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Penn Dutch Real Estate INC DBA Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-10-16 | Valid |
| N111HB | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Colorado |
None on file | 2021-08-19 | Valid |
| N1985N | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-06-19 | Valid |
| N3101F | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2021-05-26 | Valid |
| N801ME | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | Valid |
| N21208 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-03-12 | Valid |
| N4509A | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Air Hound Adventures LLC Davenport, Florida |
Standard | 2020-10-05 | Valid |
| N3109N | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-05-01 | Valid |
| N3126G | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Xclusive Balloons LLC Taylorsville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | Valid |
| N2154Z | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2020-01-29 | Valid |
| N50094 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-08-29 | Valid |
| N50009 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-05-09 | Valid |
| N50161 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Re/Max Marketing Fund LLC Denver, Colorado |
None on file | 2019-04-22 | Valid |
| N50124 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-03-28 | Valid |
| N2252N | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2019-03-23 | Valid |
| N4522E | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
None on file | 2018-11-05 | Valid |
| N83063 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Delta Breeze Hot Air Balloon Promotions LLC Indianola, Mississippi |
Standard | 2018-11-03 | Valid |
| N4500J | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2017-10-02 | Valid |
| N810KG | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2017-09-15 | Valid |
| N20265 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Cox Utility Services Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | Valid |
| N4013Z | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-08-21 | Valid |
| N5008R | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2017-03-20 | Valid |
| N4510K | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-02-28 | Valid |
| N4017K | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2016-10-14 | Valid |
| N20306 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
R & N Associates Worldwide INC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2015-07-23 | Valid |
| N4005L | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-06-01 | Valid |
| N3082L | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2015-02-24 | Valid |
| N45044 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2015-02-06 | Valid |
| N20308 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-11-05 | Valid |
| N4528E | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2014-06-17 | Valid |
| N2055H | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2014-02-25 | Valid |
| N32242 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2013-11-01 | Valid |
| N1776Y | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2013-07-09 | Valid |
| N31021 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Decatur Morgan Cnty Convention & Visitors Bureau Decatur, Alabama |
Standard | 2013-01-07 | Valid |
| N4008S | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Pilot Properties Of The Hudson Valley LLC Lagrangeville, New York |
Standard | 2012-12-17 | Valid |
| N31249 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Treetop Balloons LLC Madison, Mississippi |
Standard | 2011-11-04 | Valid |
| N20128 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2011-07-05 | Valid |
| N2064W | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Windswept Aeronauts INC Fort Wayne, Indiana |
None on file | 2011-06-22 | Valid |
| N2136F | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-03-25 | Valid |
| N8241J | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2009-10-13 | Valid |
| N20671 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2009-05-18 | Valid |
| N2368R | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Balloon Entertainment CO Polk City, Florida |
None on file | 2008-12-03 | Valid |
| N2335Y | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Handcrafted Furniture Balloon Rides LLC Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2008-09-11 | Valid |
| N80MK | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
None on file | 2008-08-27 | Valid |
| N3120C | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2008-05-12 | Valid |
| N8234N | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2007-09-24 | Valid |
| N82233 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2006-10-31 | Valid |
| N8304T | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2005-11-08 | Valid |
| N2047T | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2005-11-02 | Valid |
| N2080A | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2005-04-19 | Valid |
| N83068 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2005-04-19 | Valid |
| N3094F | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2003-08-26 | Valid |
| N666HB | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Washington |
None on file | 2000-11-29 | Valid |
| N4528Y | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 1999-02-02 | Valid |
| N8307F | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Holmestead Aviation LLC Lebanon, Tennessee |
Standard | 1998-08-06 | Valid |
| N83055 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 1998-06-19 | Valid |
| N1985S | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1994-04-11 | Valid |
| N44627 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 1993-09-03 | Valid |
| N1985T | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 1990-03-14 | Valid |
| N45303 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | Pending | |
| N90026 | Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 |
Head Balloons INC Helen, Georgia |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer) |