# N2423N: 2014 Head Balloons AX8-105

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Head Balloons AX8-105](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-105) (registry code 4280300, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 431
- Year built: 2014
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 2014
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2016
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A23A3B
- Registered owner: [Big Sky Balloon Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SKY%20BALLOON%20CO)
- Location: [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2811° N, 121.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97756, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2423N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2423N

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Head Balloons AX8-105)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013
- [AD 2008-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-04-15): Self seal valves · Cameron Balloons AX10-160 (S.1), AX10-160(S.2), AX10-180 (S.1) and 24 more. Effective Mar 25, 2008

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2423N.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2423N.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2423N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2423N before.

- [Cancelled 1994-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2423N-1994-01-24): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3879A0835. Owner: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2423N-undated): Cessna 140, S/N 12672

## Related

- Other Head Balloons AX8-105 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-105/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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