# N380P: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=380P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N380P

## Aircraft that carried N380P

- [Cancelled 2013-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380P-2013-04-29): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 207, built 1993. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Holland Massie R II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLAND%20MASSIE%20R%20II), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N380P (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA159), Apr 14, 1997: Head Balloons AX8-88 (N380P), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to increase sink rate to avoid flying into an obstacle with insufficient altitude remaining to reduce the sink rate prior to impact with the ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N380P (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970413005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005829A), Apr 13, 1997: Head AX888HEAD (N380P), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Balloon came down fast, hit ground, explosion, balloon went back up, another explosion hit powerlines, brush fire. (.4)the pilot of the hot air balloon…

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