# N3106K: Head Balloons AX9 118, registration cancelled 2012-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Head Balloons AX9 118](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax9-118) (registry code 05637CC)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 292
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2001
- Last registry action: August 22, 2007
- Mode S code: A34A05
- Owner when cancelled: [Stefan Karl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEFAN%20KARL)
- Location: [Flower Mound, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Flower%20Mound)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0245° N, 97.1195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75022, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3106K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3106K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3106K-2012-09-10

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 AX9 118: https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax9-118.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 CHI08CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA227), Jul 31, 2008: Head Balloons AX9-118 (N3106K), Cook, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land in a confined area. Contributing to the accident were the hidden power transmission lines and the confined landing site.

## 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 20080731843239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731843239A), Jul 31, 2008: Head AX9118 (N3106K), Cook, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 31, 2008 at approximately 07:30 a.m., [privacy data omitted] (pilot) departed his home in a hot air balloon with himself and 2 passengers. His…

## Other aircraft with N3106K

- [Cancelled 1994-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3106K-1994-09-28): Ayres S2R-T34, S/N T34206DC. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Ayres Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYRES%20CORP), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1970-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3106K-1970-07-08): Superior CULVER V, S/N V-325, built 1946. Owner: [Maupin Fred H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAUPIN%20FRED%20H), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)

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