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N4522E

Head Balloons AX8-88

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
183
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Natchez, MS
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Registration record

N4522E on the FAA register

Type
Head Balloons AX8-88
Serial
183
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Natchez, MS
Certificate issued
2018-11-05
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A57C2D
Mode S (octal)
51276055
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-24
    Accident at Guilford, CT.
  • 2018-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N4522E to the current registrant.
  • 2002-07-05
    Accident at Victor, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1974-05-15
    N4522E previously assigned to a Champion 7DC (s/n 7DC-130); cancelled.
Overview

About N4522E

N4522E is a Head Balloons AX8-88, serial number 183. It is registered to an individual in Natchez, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats.

N4522E has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-07-24 Accident · Guilford, CT Serious injury NTSB · ERA23LA315
Reported aircraft: Head Balloons AX8-88
Probable cause: The pilot s inadequate supervision of the boarding process and the ground crewmember s failure to immediately let go of the balloon after it began an inadvertent climb.
2002-07-05 Accident · Victor, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA02LA122
Reported aircraft: Head Balloons, AX8-88
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the power lines during the landing resulting in the balloon's impacting the wires. Contributing factors were the power lines and strong winds existent at the time.
1982-05-13 Accident · Brookville, OH Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI82DA164
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA5 — a different aircraft that carried the N4522E 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.