Balloon

N5589B

1980 Homebuilt AX-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
12
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Post Mills, VT
Registration record

N5589B on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt AX-8
Serial
12
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Post Mills, VT
Certificate issued
1980-04-02
Airworthiness date
1980-07-02
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A720B8
Mode S (octal)
51620270
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N5589B to the current registrant.
  • 1956-10-17
    N5589B previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 33589); cancelled.
Overview

About N5589B

N5589B is a 1980 Homebuilt AX-8, serial number 12. It is registered to an individual in Post Mills, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 1980 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 2, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5589B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5589B.

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.