# N45289: 1993 Head Balloons AX9 118, registration cancelled 2015-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Head Balloons AX9 118](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax9-118) (registry code 05637CC)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 217
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1993
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1993
- Last registry action: January 11, 2013
- Mode S code: A57D1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Light Balloon Expeditions](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20LIGHT%20BALLOON%20EXPEDITIONS)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45289
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45289
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45289-2015-10-05

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 LAX94LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA162), Mar 12, 1994: Head Balloons AX9-118 (N45289), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot lights and burners to relight in flight once extinguished due to the installation of an incorrect gas pressure regulator.

## 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 19940312005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312005039A), Mar 12, 1994: Thundr AX9140S2 (N45289), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. During descent burner flamed out. Unable relight until ground impact. Incorrect low pressure regulator per burner.

## Other aircraft with N45289

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45289-undated): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, S/N 2975. Triennial form not returned

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