# N144CB: 2015 Cameron Balloons US ZL-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US ZL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-zl-65) (registry code 1880499, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6750
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 2015
- Certificate issued: September 16, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A0B1C0
- Registered owner: [Goss Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOSS%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Leander, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Leander)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5574° N, 97.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78641, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144CB

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 ZL-65)

- [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 N144CB.

## NTSB investigations on N144CB 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 NYC74AN082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN082), Mar 29, 1974: Bell 206B (N144CB), New Rochelle, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N144CB.

## Reports on N144CB not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N144CB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740329007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740329007419A), Mar 29, 1974: Bell 206B (N144CB), New Rochelle, NY, Substantial damage. Flt opn in falling or blowing snow when vis 1/2 mi. Rptd wx 1/4 mi vis,hvy snow. Not eqpd re-igniter

## 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 ZL-65)

- [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 SB03325CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03325CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB02152CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02152CH): Descriptive data pertaining to this design change are considered inadequate for duplication in other products. This approval is limited to only the installation made in Cameron Balloons US Model ZL-65, S/N 6411, only. Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner System with the Balloon Works Basket/Burner System. Cameron Balloons US

## Earlier aircraft with N144CB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N144CB before.

- [Cancelled 2013-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144CB-2013-06-27): Cessna 172, S/N 28410, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cope Brian D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPE%20BRIAN%20D), [Pitman, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Pitman)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144CB-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 871. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US ZL-65 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-zl-65/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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