- Registered owner
- Snyder Robert James
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 165
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Certificate issued
- July 20, 2023
- Expires
- July 31, 2030
- Mode S code
- A5790D
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 AX8-88
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Head Balloons AX8-88
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.
Investigations on N4516R not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N4516R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the investigation describes another aircraft.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20041002023731INormal Cruise · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On October 2, 2004, at 0816 MDT, a Head AX8-88, N4516R, registered to joseph reynolds, collided with another hot air balloon in flight over Albuquerque, new Mexico, while participating in the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta. Visual…Accident 19950729048799AMesquite, TX(-16) While landing in a field near Mesquite, TX, a wind gust dragged the balloon along the ground, the basket tipped over, and one passenger was thrown out. The passenger sustained a fractured leg.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N4516RGeneral 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 AX8-88 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 AX8-88
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 SL1748SOInstallation of Balloon Works sizes3.9, 4.0, 4.5, 4.9, and 5.0 baskets.