- Registered owner
- Fitzgerald William J
- Location
- Lubbock, TX
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 166
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- May 30, 1990
- Certificate issued
- December 17, 2023
- Expires
- December 31, 2030
- Mode S code
- A574BB
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
Airframe · Head Balloons AX8-88B
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Head Balloons AX8-88B
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N4502AMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Head Balloons AX8-88B aircraft
Reports on N4502A not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N4502A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N4502AGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Head Balloons AX8-88B aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 10
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Head Balloons AX8-88B
STC SB10564SCInstallation of Night Position LightsSTC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB00463ATInstallation of Cameran basket and burner systemsSTC SL2263SOInstallation of Aerostar (Raven) Models CW, W, and RW basket and burner systems.STC SB02317ATInstallation of Sky Balloons (TC B01CE) baskets (sizes: 1.29m X 1.07M, 1.55M X 1.19M, and 1.80M X 1.29M) and burners (BR1 double burner and BR2 Mistral Double Burner) under Head Balloons' Model AX7-77, AX7-77b, AX8-88, AX8-88b, AX8-105 and AX9-118 envelopes.STC SL2407SOAttachment of Head Balloons hot air balloon envelopes with Adams Balloon Loft Model A50/A50S basket, burner, instruments, and fuel system components.STC SB01867ATAttachment of Head Balloons hot air balloon envelopes with Lindstrand Balloon basket, burner, instruments, and fuel system components.STC SB01048ATInstallation of Thunder and Colt40X40, 40X48, 40X54, and 40X60 basket assemblies.STC SB534CHInstallation of basket/burner system and fuel tanks. (AX8-88B S/N 161)
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N4502A before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.