Balloon

N5005B

2016 Head Balloons AX8-88

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
456
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N5005B on the FAA register

Type
2016 Head Balloons AX8-88
Serial
456
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2022-02-12
Airworthiness date
2016-10-01
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A63CF9
Mode S (octal)
51436371
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N5005B to the current registrant.
  • 2016-10-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2008-12-04
    N5005B previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S10844); cancelled.
  • 2006-04-24
    N5005B previously assigned to a Bell 206L I/C30P / 206L-1 (s/n 45175); cancelled.
Overview

About N5005B

N5005B is a 2016 Head Balloons AX8-88, serial number 456. It is registered to an individual in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 1, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5005B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-12-01 Accident · Cabinda Fatal injury NTSB · FTW00RA039
Reported aircraft: Bell 206-L1 — a different aircraft that carried the N5005B 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.