# N50089: 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: 489
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 2021
- Certificate issued: September 2, 2026
- Expires: September 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A63D82
- Registered owner: [Lord John F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LORD%20JOHN%20F%20JR)
- Location: [Driggs, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Driggs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7043° N, 111.3093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83422, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50089

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 N50089.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N50089.

## 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 N50089

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N50089 before.

- [Cancelled 2007-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50089-2007-03-30): Boeing 737-800, S/N 30807. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1982-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50089-1982-11-30): Cessna 150H, S/N 15069056. Owner: [Ruhrer Frederick L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUHRER%20FREDERICK%20L), [Hotchkiss, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Hotchkiss)
- [Cancelled 1948-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50089-1948-05-13): Boeing N2S-1, S/N 75-1106. Owner: [A L Story](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20L%20STORY), [Charleston, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Charleston)

## 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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