Balloon

N666HB

Head Balloons AX8-88

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
289
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ocean Shores, WA
Registration record

N666HB on the FAA register

Type
Head Balloons AX8-88
Serial
289
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ocean Shores, WA
Certificate issued
2000-11-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A8CB34
Mode S (octal)
52145464
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-11-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N666HB to the current registrant.
  • 1994-06-14
    N666HB previously assigned to a Mitsubishi MU 2K (s/n 281); cancelled.
Overview

About N666HB

N666HB is a Head Balloons AX8-88, serial number 289. It is registered to an individual in Ocean Shores, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2000 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N666HB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-01-09 Accident · Jacksonville, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA90LA051
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N666HB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR TO OBTAIN PROPER MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WITHOUT A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION (KNOWN DEFICIENCY), AN OIL LEAK IN THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN OIL EXHAUSTION, AND AN UNDETERMINED PROPELLER CONTROL LINKAGE PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE.

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.