N5005B

HEAD BALLOONS INC AX8-88 · 2016 · Balloon · 0 engines · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AUGUSTAD ALEX J, SD (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
PETROLEUM HELIOperatoron 1999-12-01Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1999-12-01 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 206-L1 Fatal injury NUSC — PETROLEUM HELI

Operated by PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case FTW00RA039

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

11 reports on file, 1996-05-09 – 1999-04-08.

OTHER · 1999-04-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7323

Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)

AT CRUISE FLIGHT, 80 PERCENT TORQUE, TORQUE OSCILLATES 20 PERCENT, WITH A CORRESPONDING TOT OSCILLATION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE GOVERNOR.

Source: SDR HEEA061770
OTHER · 1999-04-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7722

Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (COCKPIT TOT)

TOT INDICATION NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE ON START.

Source: SDR HEEA061760
OTHER · 1999-02-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3340

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (STROBE)

POWER SUPPLY HAS LOOSE PIECES INSIDE, INOPERATIVE.

Source: SDR HEEA060925
OTHER · 1999-02-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6240

Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (DUAL TACHOMETER)

DUAL TACHOMETER INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS ON START.

Source: SDR HEEA060754
OTHER · 1998-10-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: REAR DIFFUSER — CRACKED (ENGINE)

ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO F.O.D. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED: CRACKING AND LIFTING BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON REAR DIFFUSER MAJOR SEAL.

Source: SDR HEEA0016168
OTHER · 1998-08-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2822

Part: CARTRIDGE — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM)

BOOST PUMP INTERNAL FAILURE.

Source: SDR HEEA0015574
OTHER · 1998-07-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6710

Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (DROOP COMP)

ACTUATOR WILL NOT RUN.

Source: SDR HEEA0015420
OTHER · 1998-01-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2820

Part: CARTRIDGE — FAILED (FUEL SYS)

FUEL CARTRIDGE POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Source: SDR HEEA0012666
OTHER · 1997-11-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2841

Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (FUEL QTY)

CANNOT CALIBRATE FUEL QTY INDICATOR. SHOWS 25 LBS WITH NO FUEL. GLASS CRACKED.

Source: SDR HEEA0011879
OTHER · 1996-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2435

Part: FIELD ASSY — SHORTED (START/GEN)

START/GEN SHORTED OUT.

Source: SDR HEEA967353
OTHER · 1996-05-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7714

Part: INDICATOR — HANGS UP (GP RPM)

GP INDICATOR GAUGE TENDS TO HANG UP BELOW 20%.

Source: SDR HEEA967181