# N5004R: 2021 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: 493
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 2021
- Certificate issued: February 18, 2022
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A63CE4
- Registered owner: [Edwards Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20DONALD%20L)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8225° N, 112.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85086, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5004R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5004R

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 N5004R.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20231007016429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231007016429I), Oct 7, 2023: Head Balloons AX8-105 (N5004R), Rio Rancho, NM, Minor damage. On October 07, 2023, at 0959 MST, Head balloon AX8-105, landed in gusty winds and the envelope draped over a barbed wire fence in Rio Rancho, NM, while…

## 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 N5004R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5004R before.

- [Cancelled 2004-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004R-2004-05-24): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0851, built 2004. Exported to Australia. Owner: [International Aircraft Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)
- [Cancelled 2001-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004R-2001-09-06): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-1994. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYTHEON%20AIRCRAFT%20CREDIT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1977-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004R-1977-07-07): Cessna 172M, S/N 17263245, built 1974. Owner: [M S T Aircraft Leasin And Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20S%20T%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASIN%20AND%20SALES%20INC), [Poplar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Poplar%20Grove)

## 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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