# N1986P: 1986 Head Balloons AX8-88, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Head Balloons AX8-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-88) (registry code 4280200)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 123
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1986
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1986
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A1891B
- Owner when cancelled: [Baitinger William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAITINGER%20WILLIAM%20E)
- Location: [West Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/West%20Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4796° N, 86.9892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47906, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1986P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1986P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1986P-2013-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Head Balloons AX8-88: https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-88.md

## 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 19860727054009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727054009I), Jul 27, 1986: Head AX888HEAD (N1986P), West Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. Balloon landed in residential area after pilot light went out. Cause undetermined. Envelope struck a tree.

## Other aircraft with N1986P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1986P): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 2207, built 2020
- [Cancelled 1968-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1986P-1968-09-13): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-4221. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Turistair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURISTAIR%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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