# N4022X: 1996 Cameron Balloons US C-80 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US C-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-c-80) (registry code 1880224, 4 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS B1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B1GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 6073 - Year built: 1996 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: December 6, 1996 - Certificate issued: August 22, 2026 - Expires: August 31, 2033 - Mode S code: A4B6C3 - Registered owner: [Siarza Lta LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIARZA%20LTA%20LLC) - Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4022X - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4022X 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 C-80) - [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 WPR26LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA176), May 3, 2026: Cameron Balloons US C-80 (N4022X), Rio Rancho, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s improper hand placement on the basket upright during landing, which resulted in injury when the upright fractured during the basket’s bounce and drag sequence. ## 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 20260502003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260502003899A), May 2, 2026: Cameron Balloons US C-80 (N4022X), Rio Rancho, NM, Minor damage. The student pilot who owns the balloon planned an instructional flight with a certified flight instructor (CFI). The CFI became unavailable. The balloon owner… ## 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) (11) 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 C-80) - [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 SB02151CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02151CH): Descriptive data pertaining to this design change are considered inadequate for duplication in other products. This approval is limited to only the installation made in Cameron Balloons US Model C-80, S/N 6061, only. Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner System with the Balloon Works Basket/Burner System. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB02042CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02042CH): Limited to installation on serial number 6002 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB01934CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01934CH): Replace basket/burner system and fuel tanks. Limited to installation on serial number 6366 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB01821CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01821CH): Replace basket/burner system. Approved for installation on C-80, serial number 6299 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SB530CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB530CH): Replacement of basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6061). Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB430CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB430CH): Replace Cameron Balloons US basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6015). Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB379CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB379CH): Installation of Balloon Works basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6002). Cameron Balloons US ## Earlier aircraft with N4022X The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4022X before. - [Cancelled 1990-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4022X-1990-12-31): Aero Commander 100-180, S/N 5122. Owner: [Peterson Bradley C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20BRADLEY%20C), [Freeport, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Freeport) ## Related - Other Cameron Balloons US C-80 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-c-80/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.