# N3121X: 2000 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: 291
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 30, 2000
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A350D0
- Registered owner: [Tomasetti David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMASETTI%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8438° N, 78.6336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27609, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3121X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3121X

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 N3121X.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3121X.

## Reports on N3121X not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3121X, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19830721043389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721043389I), Jul 21, 1983: Skrsky S76A (N3121X), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Attempted to land on office building. Left gear slipped off pad into restraining fence. Pulled free. Landed at hobby.

## 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.

## 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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