# N4457A: 1999 Cameron Balloons U S N 120

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons U S N 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-n-120) (registry code 1880228, 5 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: 6224
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1999
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2022
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A5607E
- Registered owner: [Balloonatics And Aeronuts LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONATICS%20AND%20AERONUTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Belvidere, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Belvidere)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8233° N, 75.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07823, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4457A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4457A

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 U S N 120)

- [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 N4457A.

## NTSB investigations on N4457A 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 MIA74AM081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM081), Mar 19, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N4457A), Eustis, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4457A.

## Reports on N4457A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4457A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740319008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740319008759A), Mar 19, 1974: Piper PA22150 (N4457A), Eustis, FL, Destroyed. Uneven sand & grass strip. Loaded to nr max gwt. Dnsty alt 3000FT.gusts to 15K.

## 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) (9)

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 U S N 120)

- [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 SB870NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB870NE): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-140-5 replacement envelope (4 point attachment system). Aerostat Envelopes Inc
- [STC SB01525CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01525CH): Replace Cameron Balloons basket/burner system and fuel tanks with Colt Model 40x60 basket/Colt III (C3) double burner, and Colt fuel tanks Model V30. Approved for serial number 6279 ONLY. Maximum gross weight is 2400 lbs. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB00826CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00826CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model CW-S or Basket Model WHP, the Aerostar International Burner Model HP II Dual and the Aerostar International H-20 fuel tanks. (N-120 5605). Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry
- [STC SB1384GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1384GL): Replace the Cameron Balloons Ltd. basket/burner system with an Aerostar Intn'l (Raven) basket/dual burner system. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SA2982SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2982SO): Installation of Mach Zero fuel tank assemblies. Mach Zero Hot Air Balloon Company

## Earlier aircraft with N4457A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4457A before.

- [Cancelled 1973-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4457A-1973-05-29): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-3790, built 1956. Owner: [Ivey Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IVEY%20ROBERT%20W), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons U S N 120 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-n-120/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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