Balloon

N20086

Head Balloons AX8-88

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
416
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Toms Brook, VA
Registration record

N20086 on the FAA register

Type
Head Balloons AX8-88
Serial
416
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Toms Brook, VA
Certificate issued
2024-03-06
Airworthiness date
2011-12-16
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A19592
Mode S (octal)
50312622
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N20086 to the current registrant.
  • 2011-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2006-09-07
    N20086 previously assigned to a Schweizer Aircraft SA 2-37A (s/n 0014); cancelled.
  • 1992-10-27
    N20086 previously assigned to a Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 2 (s/n SH1918); cancelled.
  • 1988-06-01
    N20086 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17260996); cancelled.
Overview

About N20086

N20086 is a Head Balloons AX8-88, serial number 416. It is registered to an individual in Toms Brook, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 16, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N20086. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-13 Accident · Bethel, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC92FA106
Reported aircraft: Short Brothers SC7 — a different aircraft that carried the N20086 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE SECURITY OF THE CARGO WHICH SHIFTED REARWARD DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OVER GROSS WEIGHT CONDITION, AND THE IMPROPER ALTERATION OF THE TIE DOWN RINGS BY THE OVERHAULING MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
1976-05-03 Accident · Lake Berryessa,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1152
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N20086 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.