# N2012Z: 2009 Cameron Balloons US C-80 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US C-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-c-80) (registry code 1880224, 4 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS B1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B1GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 6523 - Year built: 2009 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: November 18, 2009 - Certificate issued: April 8, 2010 - Expires: January 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A19870 - Registered owner: [Airborne Heat LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20HEAT%20LLC) - Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 35.1430° N, 106.7635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87120, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2012Z - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2012Z From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 C-80) - [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 N2012Z. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N2012Z. ## Reports on N2012Z not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N2012Z, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19910507014389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507014389I), May 7, 1991: Bell 206B (N2012Z), Glassgow, KY, Minor damage. Struck a powerline on aerial survey. Wire wrapped around tail boom breaking rotor driveshaft. Forced landing. - [Incident 19830910052139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910052139I), Sep 10, 1983: Bell 206B (N2012Z), Adrian, MI, Minor damage. Main rotor struck and severed a wire while on a geological survey at 10 feet AGL. Minor blade damage. ## 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) (11) 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 C-80) - [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 SB02151CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02151CH): 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 C-80, S/N 6061, only. Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner System with the Balloon Works Basket/Burner System. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB02042CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02042CH): Limited to installation on serial number 6002 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB01934CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01934CH): Replace basket/burner system and fuel tanks. Limited to installation on serial number 6366 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB01821CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01821CH): Replace basket/burner system. Approved for installation on C-80, serial number 6299 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SB530CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB530CH): Replacement of basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6061). Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB430CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB430CH): Replace Cameron Balloons US basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6015). Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB379CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB379CH): Installation of Balloon Works basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6002). Cameron Balloons US ## Earlier aircraft with N2012Z The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2012Z before. - [Cancelled 1980-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2012Z-1980-06-25): Beech C24R, S/N MC-605, built 1978. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Beechcraft East Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECHCRAFT%20EAST%20INC), [Farmingdale, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Farmingdale) - [Cancelled 1965-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2012Z-1965-07-30): Cessna 150C, S/N 15059812, built 1963. Owner: [Merrill Flight Svc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRILL%20FLIGHT%20SVC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage) ## Related - Other Cameron Balloons US C-80 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-c-80/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.