Balloon

N5001Y

2019 Head Balloons AX8-105

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
478
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Appleton, WI
Registration record

N5001Y on the FAA register

Type
2019 Head Balloons AX8-105
Serial
478
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Appleton, WI
Certificate issued
2026-07-28
Airworthiness date
2019-08-22
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A63C82
Mode S (octal)
51436202
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N5001Y to the current registrant.
  • 2019-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1978-01-18
    N5001Y previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-2001); cancelled.
Overview

About N5001Y

N5001Y is a 2019 Head Balloons AX8-105, serial number 478. It is registered to an individual in Appleton, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 22, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5001Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-12-06 Accident · Tonopah,Nv, 28 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3666
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5001Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .HIT HILLSIDE.1 GAL FUEL FOUND IN EXTRA AUX CELL.

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.