# N3986V: 1991 Cameron Balloons V-56

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons V-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-v-56) (registry code 1880120, 3 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5699
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 1991
- Certificate issued: February 21, 2015
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A4A3BF
- Registered owner: [Wilson Randall L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20RANDALL%20L)
- Location: [Durham, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Durham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9614° N, 78.8052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27703, 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=3986V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3986V

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 V-56)

- [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 N3986V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3986V.

## 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 N3986V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3986V before.

- [Cancelled 1951-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3986V-1951-11-23): Cessna 170, S/N 18305. Owner: [Piro Lester J DBA Washington Skyways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIRO%20LESTER%20J%20DBA%20WASHINGTON%20SKYWAYS), [Paso, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Paso)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons V-56 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-v-56/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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