# N3030R: Cameron Balloons US V-77

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US V-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-77) (registry code 1880206, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6039
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2019
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A32CDF
- Registered owner: [Kiehle Erik A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIEHLE%20ERIK%20A)
- Location: [Meridian, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Meridian)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4579° N, 88.7274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39305, 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=3030R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3030R

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-77)

- [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 N3030R.

## NTSB investigations on N3030R 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 LAX92LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA329), Aug 1, 1992: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3030R), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOTS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND INFLIGHT PLANNING, AND, HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3030R.

## Reports on N3030R not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3030R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19920731028659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731028659A), Jul 31, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N3030R), Gila Bend, AZ, Substantial damage. Low on fuel over flew 3 airports prior to fuel exhaustion on final. Crash landed short of diversion airport.

## 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 N3030R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3030R before.

- [Cancelled 1963-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3030R-1963-01-24): Cessna 320A, S/N 320A0030. Exported to France. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US V-77 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-77/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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