Balloon

N2146B

2008 Head Balloons AX8-105

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
379
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Higher Reach LLC (LLC)
Based
Meridian, ID
Registration record

N2146B on the FAA register

Type
2008 Head Balloons AX8-105
Serial
379
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Higher Reach LLC
Meridian, ID
Certificate issued
2025-12-09
Airworthiness date
2008-06-09
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1CB8A
Mode S (octal)
50345612
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N2146B to the current registrant.
  • 2008-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1977-07-14
    N2146B previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-577); cancelled.
Overview

About N2146B

N2146B is a 2008 Head Balloons AX8-105, serial number 379. The FAA register lists Higher Reach LLC as the registrant in Meridian, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 9, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2146B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-03-17 Accident · Norfolk,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0815
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N2146B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS.

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.