# N4018P: Cameron Balloons ZL-56

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons ZL-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-zl-56) (registry code 1880338, 1 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6469
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2024
- Expires: October 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A4B3D6
- Registered owner: [Byer Ryan N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYER%20RYAN%20N)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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=4018P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4018P

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 ZL-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

## 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 N4018P.

## NTSB investigations on N4018P not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 LAX00LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA175), Apr 28, 2000: Ayres S2R-600 (N4018P), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the uneven runway surface.
- [NTSB FTW81DPG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG67), Sep 19, 1981: Ayres S2-R (N4018P), Harrisburg, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4018P.

## Reports on N4018P not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N4018P, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20000428008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000428008639A), Apr 28, 2000: Ayres S2R600 (N4018P), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot had a full load and was about to spray field when the fan brake became inoperative. Pilot decided to return for landing. During the landing the…
- [Accident 19810919059609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919059609A), Sep 19, 1981: Ayres S2R (N4018P), Harrisburg, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine failure.

## 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) (3)

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 ZL-56)

- [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 SB03206CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03206CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner and basket with Lindstrand burner and basket installed onto the Cameron Balloons Model ZL-56. Cameron Balloons US

## Earlier aircraft with N4018P

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4018P before.

- [Cancelled 2002-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018P-2002-11-25): Cessna 210N, S/N 21063981. Exported to Australia. Owner: [American Airplane Exchange DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPLANE%20EXCHANGE%20DBA), [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)
- [Cancelled 1963-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018P-1963-12-10): Piper PA-23, S/N 23-1493. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Kellems J D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELLEMS%20J%20D), [Michigan City, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Michigan%20City)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons ZL-56 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-zl-56/aircraft.md

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