# N45293: 1992 Head Balloons AX8-88, registration cancelled 2013-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 193
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1992
- Last registry action: February 27, 2003
- Mode S code: A57D39
- Location: [Evanston, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Evanston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0547° N, 87.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45293
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45293
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45293-2013-08-22

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 19930727035189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727035189I), Jul 27, 1993: Head AX888HEAD (N45293), Fox Lake, IL, Minor damage. On final landing on island minor damage was done to envelope. Darkness was approaching.

## Other aircraft with N45293

- [Cancelled 1967-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45293-1967-11-16): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, S/N 2655. Owner: [Frye Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRYE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Casa Grande, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Casa%20Grande)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45293-undated): Gulfstream American AA-5B, S/N AA5B1151. Triennial form not returned

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