# N2508E: 1981 General Balloon AX-6, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [General Balloon AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-ax-6) (registry code 3760202)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 513
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1992
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A25AF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Murtorff Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURTORFF%20BILL)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8588° N, 95.5855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2508E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2508E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2508E-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 General Balloon AX-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-ax-6.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA067), Nov 26, 1995: General Balloon AX-6 (N2508E), Houston, TX, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE BALLOON DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## 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.

- [Accident 19951126046679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126046679A), Nov 26, 1995: Picard AX6 (N2508E), Houston, TX. Struck side of ditch on high wind landing. Passenger fell out and was injured. Pilot failed report accident.

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