Balloon

N5003E

Head Balloons AX9-118

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
474
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Circus Inc (Corporation)
Based
Custer, SD
Registration record

N5003E on the FAA register

Type
Head Balloons AX9-118
Serial
474
Engines
—
Registered owner
Flying Circus Inc
Custer, SD
Certificate issued
2019-08-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A63CB6
Mode S (octal)
51436266
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N5003E to the current registrant.
  • 2008-05-16
    N5003E previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-602 (s/n 602-0397); cancelled.
  • 1993-05-24
    N5003E previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-70A-18 (s/n 701714); cancelled.
  • 1984-11-09
    N5003E previously assigned to a Commander 680FL (s/n 1747-144); cancelled.
  • 1958-08-29
    N5003E previously assigned to a Cessna 180A (s/n 50303); cancelled.
Overview

About N5003E

N5003E is a Head Balloons AX9-118, serial number 474. The FAA register lists Flying Circus Inc as the registrant in Custer, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5003E. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-04-15 Accident · Meridian, MS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DFW06LA103
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-602 — a different aircraft that carried the N5003E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. Contributing factors were the drug impairment and low maneuvering altitude.
1979-08-23 Accident · Rexville,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3849
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 680FL — a different aircraft that carried the N5003E 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.