# N3099F: Head Balloons AX8-105, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Head Balloons AX8-105](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-105) (registry code 4280300)
- Serial number: 317
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2013
- Last registry action: October 27, 2015
- Mode S code: A3445A
- Owner when cancelled: [Fisher Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISHER%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Honey Brook, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Honey%20Brook)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0836° N, 75.8814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19344, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3099F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3099F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3099F-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 AX8-105: https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-105.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 GAA15CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA075), Apr 12, 2015: Head Balloons AX8 105 - NO Series (N3099F), Intercourse, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain/location for takeoff in gusting wind conditions, resulting in a collision with a building, and substantial damage to the hot air balloon.

## 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 20150412006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150412006269A), Apr 12, 2015: Head Balloons AX8-105 (N3099F), Gordonville, PA, Substantial damage. Accident occurred at 3370 harvest drive, Gordonville, PA 17534 (harvest drive family inn and restaurant). Pictures and videos from spectators on the ground and…

## Other aircraft with N3099F

- [Cancelled 1993-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3099F-1993-08-25): Ayres S2R-T65, S/N T653X. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [United States Of America](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20OF%20AMERICA), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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