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N20498

Head Balloons Inc AX8-88B

Valid Iowa

N20498 is a Head Balloons Inc AX8-88B, a balloon with no engine, built in 2011. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Ad Astra Per Aspera LLC, an LLC in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 29, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated June 15, 2011.

Aircraft

Maker
Head Balloons Inc
Model
AX8-88B
Serial number
410
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
4
Year built
2011
Transponder code
A1A493 (octal 50322223)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 29, 2011
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
August 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · June 15, 2011
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
01072302

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ad Astra Per Aspera LLC
Type
LLC
Address
1622 13Th Ave N
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-7704

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2006-09-25Cameron Balloons Us A-105 · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data