# N8190V: Head Balloons AX8-88, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Head Balloons AX8-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-88) (registry code 4280200)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1997
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: AB2D37
- Owner when cancelled: [Anger Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANGER%20FRANK%20J)
- Location: [Tupelo, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Tupelo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2576° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8190V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8190V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8190V-2013-06-05

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 AX8-88: https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-88.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 ERA11CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA353), Jun 18, 2011: Head Balloons AX8-88 (N8190V), Summerdale, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The balloon pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude/clearance from a tree line during the landing approach.

## 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 20110618011429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618011429A), Jun 18, 2011: Head Balloons Inc AX8-88 (N8190V), Summerdale, AL, Destroyed. The pilot stated that as he was approaching a field to land, a gust of wind caused his basket to get caught in the tops of some trees. As he became caught in…

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