# N4457E: 2000 Cameron Balloons U S A-300

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons U S A-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-a-300) (registry code 1880130, 12 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6228
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 2000
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2019
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A56082
- Registered owner: [Johnson Durwood D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20DURWOOD%20D)
- Location: [Beaumont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Beaumont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9085° N, 94.1752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77705, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4457E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4457E

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 A-300)

- [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 N4457E.

## NTSB investigations on N4457E 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 MKC84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA049), Dec 31, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N4457E), Floyd, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4457E.

## Reports on N4457E not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4457E, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19831231064339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231064339A), Dec 31, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N4457E), Floyd, IA, Substantial damage. Stalled and spun in during slow flight maneuvers. Instructor had limited teaching experience.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N4457E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4457E before.

- [Cancelled 1950-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4457E-1950-04-13): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC7196. Owner: [Pence Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENCE%20AIRWAYS)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4457E-undated): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3878A0612

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons U S A-300 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-a-300/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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