Balloon

N2135R

2009 Head Balloons AX8-105

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
394
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N2135R on the FAA register

Type
2009 Head Balloons AX8-105
Serial
394
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2021-02-17
Airworthiness date
2009-09-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1C7BE
Mode S (octal)
50343676
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N2135R to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2002-01-23
    N2135R previously assigned to a Boeing CH 47SD (s/n M4134); cancelled.
  • 1994-07-18
    N2135R previously assigned to a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN Astir (s/n 3601); cancelled.
Overview

About N2135R

N2135R is a 2009 Head Balloons AX8-105, serial number 394. It is registered to co-owners in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 22, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2135R. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-25 Accident · Knoxville, TN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA92LA153
Reported aircraft: Burkhart Grob G103 — a different aircraft that carried the N2135R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY INSTRUCT THE PASSENGER ON AIRCRAFT CONTROLS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY RELEASING THE TOW CABLE AS THE GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED THROUGH 150 FEET.
1986-06-08 Accident · Benton, TN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ATL86LA164
Reported aircraft: Burkhart Grob G103 — a different aircraft that carried the N2135R 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.