# N30721: Head Balloons AX7 77B, registration cancelled 2023-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Head Balloons AX7 77B](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax7-77b) (registry code 4280101)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 279
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Last registry action: February 2, 2023
- Mode S code: A33C0B
- Location: [Sandoval, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sandoval)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6363° N, 89.1186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62882, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30721
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30721
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30721-2023-11-04

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 Head Balloons AX7 77B: https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax7-77b.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 CEN17LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA223), Jun 8, 2017: Head Balloons AX7 77B (N30721), Chatsworth, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: The balloon’s encounter with unexpected wind gusts during inflation, which resulted in the balloon becoming prematurely airborne and subsequently the pilot being ejected from the basket and one…

## 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 20170608005269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170608005269A), Jun 8, 2017: Head Balloons Inc AX7 77B (N30721), Chatsworth, IL, No damage. While operating commercialy at a public community event in Chatsworth IL the pilot lost control of his aircraft due to unexpected gust of wind. The pilot…

## Other aircraft with N30721

- [Cancelled 1978-12-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30721-1978-12-26): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 44-7995079, built 1978. Exported to Côte d’Ivoire. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1970-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30721-1970-09-23): Piper J3C-65, S/N 5062. Owner: [H V Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20V%20DONALD), [Carthage, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Carthage)

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