# N31010: 2024 Cameron Balloons US ZL-70

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US ZL-70](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-zl-70) (registry code 1880370, 3 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: 6967
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2024
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: A34965
- Registered owner: [Hartman Theodore Melvin Ide](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTMAN%20THEODORE%20MELVIN%20IDE)
- Location: [Champaign, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Champaign)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1333° N, 88.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61822, 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=31010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31010

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-70)

- [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 WPR25LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA081), Oct 9, 2024: Cameron Balloons US ZL-70 (N31010), Rio Rancho, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain clearance from a tree during the landing approach due to a gusting wind shift.

## 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.

- [Incident 20241009017679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241009017679I), Oct 9, 2024: Cameron Balloons US ZL-70 (N31010), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. On October 9, 2024, balloon [privacy data omitted], while on short final to the landing area, in gusty conditions, hit a tree. This resulted in no injuries or…

## 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) (5)

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-70)

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB03365CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03365CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Cameron Ltd/Thunder and Colt Stratus double burner on the Cameron Balloons US Model ZL-70 via standard burner frame gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03249CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03249CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Cameron Ltd./Thunder & Colt Stratus double burner. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03184CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03184CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Thunder & Colt Stratus double burner installed onto the Cameron Balloons Model ZL-700 via the standard Cameron burner frame and gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03129CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03129CH): ONE-ONLY STC, S/N 6666: Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with a Thunder and Colt Stratus Double Burner built to Type Certificates B2EU and B3EU installed via the standard burner frame gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US

## Earlier aircraft with N31010

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N31010 before.

- [Cancelled 2015-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31010-2015-09-22): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5174, built 2014. Exported to Niger. Owner: [Usaf/Afmc/Aflcmc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USAF%2FAFMC%2FAFLCMC), [Wright Pat Afb, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wright%20Pat%20Afb)
- [Cancelled 2007-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31010-2007-10-05): Piper PA46-500TP, S/N 4697315. Exported to Czech Republic. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 2004-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31010-2004-06-22): Piper PA32-301FT, S/N 3232023, built 2004. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1993-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31010-1993-10-01): Lockheed L-1011-385-1, S/N 193B1030. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [First Security Bank Utah Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20UTAH%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US ZL-70 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-zl-70/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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