# N12171: 2006 Cameron Balloons A-315

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons A-315](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-315) (registry code 1880214, 12 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6453
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 2006
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2016
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A05AD0
- Registered owner: [Wyoming Balloon Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYOMING%20BALLOON%20CO)
- Location: [Jackson, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Jackson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3946° N, 110.6298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83001, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12171

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 A-315)

- [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 (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 WPR20CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA267), Aug 3, 2020: Cameron A 315 (N12171), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The balloon pilot’s inability to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing during un-forecasted weather, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20200803014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200803014299A), Aug 3, 2020: Cameron Balloons A-315 (N12171), Jackson, WY, Minor damage. Balloon hit by serious down draft. Forced emergency landing.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N12171

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12171 before.

- [Cancelled 1973-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12171-1973-03-06): Convair 340, S/N 144, built 1953. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [East Coast Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20COAST%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons A-315 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-315/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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