# N5008M: 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: 491
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 2021
- Certificate issued: October 21, 2021
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A63D6C
- Registered owner: [Air Hound Adventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20HOUND%20ADVENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Davenport, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Davenport)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 28.1890° N, 81.5909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33837, 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=5008M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5008M

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 N5008M.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5008M.

## 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 N5008M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5008M before.

- [Cancelled 2003-12-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008M-2003-12-05): Sikorsky S-76C, S/N 760537, built 2003. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Sikorsky Aircraft Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)
- [Cancelled 1989-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008M-1989-07-26): Hughes TH-55A, S/N 6715389. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1950-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008M-1950-05-31): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 10308, built 1946. Owner: [Rauch Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAUCH%20WAYNE), [Troy, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Troy)

## 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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