# N45124: 1991 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: 182
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1991
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1992
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A5788E
- Registered owners: [Vaughn Charles M DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAUGHN%20CHARLES%20M%20DBA), [Balloon Man](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOON%20MAN)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2811° N, 81.5817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32216, 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=45124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45124

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 (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 MIA93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA159), Jul 20, 1993: Head Balloons AX8-105 (N45124), Jacksonville, FL, no damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N45124.

## Reports on N45124 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N45124, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19790412013859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412013859I), Apr 12, 1979: Cessna 150M (N45124), Mckenzie Point, AK, Minor damage. Engine lost power, pilot landed in snow and flipped. Small amount of water found in fuel filter

## 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 N45124

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N45124 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45124-undated): Cessna 150M, S/N 15076742

## 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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