# N45172: 1990 Head Balloons AX8-88, registration cancelled 2015-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2015
- 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: 172
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1990
- Certificate issued: December 29, 1990
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A5793B
- Owners when cancelled: [Branstuder Phillip V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANSTUDER%20PHILLIP%20V), [Branstuder Damon D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANSTUDER%20DAMON%20D)
- Location: [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5377° N, 91.1349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70811, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45172
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45172-2015-04-27

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 19920614027269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614027269I), Jun 14, 1992: Head AX888HEAD (N45172), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Balloon was landed in field 4 miles from fairgounds. Envelope hit three powerlines.

## Other aircraft with N45172

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45172-undated): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, S/N 2909. Triennial form not returned

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