# N118B: 2013 Cameron Balloons US V-90

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US V-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-90) (registry code 1880284, 5 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B4GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B4GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6689
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 2013
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2013
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A04A04
- Registered owners: [Bair Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIR%20RAY), [Bair Carol](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIR%20CAROL)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1964° N, 106.5731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87113, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118B

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cameron Balloons US V-90)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N118B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N118B.

## Reports on N118B not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N118B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19880911037979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911037979I), Sep 11, 1988: Lkheed 1329 (N118B), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff when aircraft did not rotate. Ran off end of runway. Stabilizer trim setting wrong.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Cameron Balloons US V-90)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry

## Earlier aircraft with N118B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N118B before.

- [Cancelled 1974-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118B-1974-01-23): Beech G35, S/N D-4422. Owner: [Shaw Lawrence F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAW%20LAWRENCE%20F), [Columbia, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Columbia)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118B-undated): Bell 47B, S/N 38. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Bell Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US V-90 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-90/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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