Balloon

N9002T

2022 Head Balloons AX8-88

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
503
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Indianola, IA
Registration record

N9002T on the FAA register

Type
2022 Head Balloons AX8-88
Serial
503
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Indianola, IA
Certificate issued
2025-08-06
Airworthiness date
2022-06-06
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC71DC
Mode S (octal)
53070734
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N9002T to the current registrant.
  • 2022-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1980-11-19
    N9002T previously assigned to a Continental Copters Tomcat MK5B (s/n 734); cancelled.
  • 1960-11-17
    N9002T previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182C (s/n 52902); cancelled.
Overview

About N9002T

N9002T is a 2022 Head Balloons AX8-88, serial number 503. It is registered to co-owners in Indianola, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 6, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9002T. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-05-01 Accident · Watsonville,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1634
Reported aircraft: Tom Cat I — a different aircraft that carried the N9002T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RS.AD 70-10-08 RQRD REMOVAL BFR 600HRS.CAULIFLOWER
1978-08-06 Accident · Salinas,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2068
Reported aircraft: Bell H-13B — a different aircraft that carried the N9002T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ORKING IN ADJACENT FIELD.

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.