# N3987B: 1991 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: 5674
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1991
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1991
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A4A3D0
- Registered owner: [Bildner James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILDNER%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Manchester By Sea, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Manchester%20By%20Sea)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5766° N, 70.7672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01944, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3987B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3987B

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 N3987B.

## NTSB investigations on N3987B 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 FTW81DQD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD23), May 19, 1981: Aeronca 7BCM (N3987B), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3987B.

## Reports on N3987B not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3987B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19810519026899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026899A), May 19, 1981: Bbavia 7BCM (N3987B), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing on irrigated field.

## 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.

## 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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