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N4522E
HEAD BALLOONS INC AX8-88
Balloon · None
3 NTSB records for this tail number, including substantial damage. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
TRIPPE CHRISTOPHER P
Registrant Type
Individual
Location
NATCHEZ, MS
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
Nov 5, 2018
Airworthiness Date
-
Expires
Nov 30, 2028
Approved Operations
-

Airframe

Manufacturer
HEAD BALLOONS INC
Model
AX8-88
Year
-
Serial Number
183
Seats
4
Engines
-
Max Weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Cruise Speed
-
Type Certificate
-

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer
-
Engine Model
-
Type
None
Power
-

Live Flight Status

Checking live traffic…

Coverage depends on ground receiver reception and is not a complete picture of traffic.

Transponder & Tracking

Mode S Code (Hex)
A57C2D
Mode S Code (Octal)
51276055

The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.

Ownership History: 2 prior registrations

RegistrantLocationCancelled
- - -
MESABA AVIATION GRAND RAPIDS, MN May 15, 1974

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Jul 24, 2023 Accident Guilford, CT
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause

The pilot’s inadequate supervision of the boarding process and the ground crewmember’s failure to immediately let go of the balloon after it began an inadvertent climb.

NTSB ERA23LA315
Jul 5, 2002 Accident Substantial Victor, ID
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the power lines during the landing resulting in the balloon's impacting the wires. Contributing factors were the power lines and strong winds existent at the time.

NTSB SEA02LA122
May 13, 1982 Accident Substantial BROOKVILLE, OH
Injuries4 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
NTSB CHI82DA164