# N4021M: 2006 Cameron Balloons US Z-77 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US Z-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-77) (registry code 1880302, 1 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: 6454 - Year built: 2006 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: August 16, 2006 - Certificate issued: September 14, 2006 - Expires: April 30, 2028 - Mode S code: A4B696 - Registered owner: [Moore Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20GARY) - Location: [Lake Havasu City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Lake%20Havasu%20City) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 34.4769° N, 114.3441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86403, 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=4021M - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4021M 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 Z-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 (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 CHI07CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA189), Jul 3, 2007: Cameron Balloons Z-77 (N4021M), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The whisper burner's fuel valve opening for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a fire after landing. A factor in the accident was the balloon envelope's parachute top not reseating. ## 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. - [Accident 20070702014899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070702014899A), Jul 2, 2007: Cambal Z77 (N4021M), Battle Creek, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed safely in light to no-wind conditions. As the envelope began deflating and collapsing toward burner equipment, pilot began rotating… ## 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 Z-77) - [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X - [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 SB02681CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02681CH): ONE ONLY STC, S/N 6521: Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner System with the Balloon Works Basket/Burner System. The Balloon Works Basket/Burner System is installed via the standard Cameron Balloons US snaplinks (carabiners). Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB02321CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02321CH): ONE ONLY STC - S/N 6459 Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWS (P/N 52131), the Aerostar International Burner Model H.P II Dual (P/N 17395), and the Aerostar International fuel tank model V-15 (P/N 51977). Cameron Balloons US ## Earlier aircraft with N4021M The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4021M before. - [Cancelled 1966-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4021M-1966-11-25): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2904. Owner: [Huston Leach](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUSTON%20LEACH), [Jackson, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Jackson) ## Related - Other Cameron Balloons US Z-77 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-77/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.