# N118EC: 2019 Cameron Balloons US A-225

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US A-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-225) (registry code 1880232, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6879
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 2019
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2021
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A04A52
- Registered owner: [Cohen Eliav](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COHEN%20ELIAV)
- Location: [Burien, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Burien)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4516° N, 122.3530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98166, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118EC

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cameron Balloons US A-225)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N118EC.

## NTSB investigations on N118EC not matched to an aircraft (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 ERA12TA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12TA515), Aug 18, 2012: Bell 206B (N118EC), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The crew’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to monitor the fuel state during flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N118EC.

## Reports on N118EC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N118EC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20120818021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818021559A), Aug 18, 2012: Bell 206B (N118EC), San Juan, PR, Substantial damage. On August 18, 2012, the accident stand by for FSDO 63, San Juan, was inspector jose torres. At about 2048 hrs, he was notified by the regional operation center…

## 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) (3)

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 A-225)

- [STC SB04540NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04540NY): The installation of Aerostat Envelopes, Inc. model W-300-5 lifting envelope. Ronald DiGiovanni
- [STC SB04251CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04251CH): Replace Cameron Balloons US basket, and fuel tanks with Lindstrand Basket Model 152x270 T-Partition. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US A-225 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-225/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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