Balloon

N4008R

2014 Head Balloons AX9-118

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
426
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lake Wales, FL
Registration record

N4008R on the FAA register

Type
2014 Head Balloons AX9-118
Serial
426
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lake Wales, FL
Certificate issued
2023-07-28
Airworthiness date
2014-01-08
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4B021
Mode S (octal)
51130041
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N4008R to the current registrant.
  • 2014-01-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2008-12-11
    N4008R previously assigned to a Md Helicopters MD 900 (s/n 900-00129); cancelled.
  • 1979-01-10
    N4008R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40300); cancelled.
Overview

About N4008R

N4008R is a 2014 Head Balloons AX9-118, serial number 426. It is registered to an individual in Lake Wales, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 8, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4008R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-12-24 Accident · Sun City,Az, 03 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3848
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N4008R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISC-PREMATURE CHUTE OPENING

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.