# N8191J: 1995 Head Balloons AX7-77 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Head Balloons AX7-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax7-77) (registry code 4280100, 4 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A29SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29SO) (Head Balloons Inc.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 227 - Year built: 1995 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: April 7, 1995 - Certificate issued: June 21, 2012 - Expires: June 30, 2028 - Mode S code: AB2D4F - Registered owner: [Cloyd Patrick T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOYD%20PATRICK%20T) - Location: [Indianola, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Indianola) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.3352° N, 93.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50125, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8191J - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8191J 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 AX7-77) - [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 N8191J. ## NTSB investigations on N8191J not matched to an aircraft (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 ATL88LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA223), Aug 1, 1988: Piper PA-34-200T (N8191J), Laurens, SC, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N8191J. ## Reports on N8191J not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N8191J, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19900915049539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915049539I), Sep 15, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N8191J), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Landed with nose gear up on grass next to runway. Found nose gear actuating mechanism mis-aligned and binding. - [Accident 19880801029619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801029619A), Aug 1, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N8191J), Laurens, SC, Substantial damage. Left main gear strut separated on the landing roll due to metal fatigue in the strut barrel. ## 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) (10) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Head Balloons AX7-77) - [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB00463AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00463AT): Installation of Cameran basket and burner systems. Head Balloons Inc - [STC SL2263SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2263SO): Installation of Aerostar (Raven) Models CW, W, and RW basket and burner systems. Head Balloons Inc - [STC SB02317AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02317AT): Installation 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. Head Balloons Inc - [STC SL2407SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2407SO): Attachment of Head Balloons hot air balloon envelopes with Adams Balloon Loft Model A50/A50S basket, burner, instruments, and fuel system components. Head Balloons Inc - [STC SB01867AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01867AT): Attachment of Head Balloons hot air balloon envelopes with Lindstrand Balloon basket, burner, instruments, and fuel system components. Head Balloons Inc - [STC SB01048AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01048AT): Installation of Thunder and Colt40X40, 40X48, 40X54, and 40X60 basket assemblies. Head Balloons Inc - [STC SL1748SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL1748SO): Installation of Balloon Works sizes3.9, 4.0, 4.5, 4.9, and 5.0 baskets. Head Balloons Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N8191J The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8191J before. - [Cancelled 1974-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8191J-1974-01-09): Bell 206A, S/N 569. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Tri State Tractor Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI%20STATE%20TRACTOR%20CO), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta) ## Related - Other Head Balloons AX7-77 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax7-77/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.