# N3122D: 2002 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: 315
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 2002
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2006
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A350E1
- Registered owner: [Hoffman Benjamin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFFMAN%20BENJAMIN%20D)
- Location: [Huntertown, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Huntertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2491° N, 85.1632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46748, 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=3122D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3122D

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 N3122D.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3122D.

## Reports on N3122D not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3122D, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19920511019749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920511019749I), May 11, 1992: Skrsky S76A (N3122D), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. On repositioning for fuel the left main wheel went off ramp and entered a hole. Gear broke.

## 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 N3122D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3122D before.

- [Cancelled 1955-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3122D-1955-08-29): Cessna 180, S/N 31920. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## 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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