# N40255: 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6459
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: August 9, 2022
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4B734
- Registered owner: [Kim Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIM%20FRANK)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2699° N, 106.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87124, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40255

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

## 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 N40255.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40255.

## 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 N40255

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40255 before.

- [Cancelled 2003-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40255-2003-05-13): British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 800A, S/N 258095, built 1987. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Specialized Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIALIZED%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1978-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40255-1978-03-09): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305062. Owner: [Bursiel Robert P And Bursiel Linda L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURSIEL%20ROBERT%20P%20AND%20BURSIEL%20LINDA%20L), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US Z-77 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-77/aircraft.md

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