Balloon

N4005L

2015 Head Balloons AX8-88

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
443
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Destin, FL
Registration record

N4005L on the FAA register

Type
2015 Head Balloons AX8-88
Serial
443
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Destin, FL
Certificate issued
2015-06-01
Airworthiness date
2015-04-14
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4AFB3
Mode S (octal)
51127663
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N4005L to the current registrant.
  • 2015-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2005-04-13
    N4005L previously assigned to a Ayres S-2R (s/n 2483R); cancelled.
  • 1974-02-13
    N4005L previously assigned to a Cessna 421 (s/n 421-0005); cancelled.
Overview

About N4005L

N4005L is a 2015 Head Balloons AX8-88, serial number 443. It is registered to an individual in Destin, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 1, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 14, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4005L. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-01-11 Accident · Tulsa,Okla, 36 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1298
Reported aircraft: Cessna 411 — a different aircraft that carried the N4005L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N RWY. ROTATED BLO VMC.OBS HEARD ENG BACKFIRE.
1967-11-29 Accident · Salinas,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4186
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421 — a different aircraft that carried the N4005L 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.