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N44603

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2000 Cameron Balloons US Z-77 · NONE

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Registered owner
Hatzel Richard F Jr
Location
Katy, TX
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
6246
Year built
2000
Type
Balloon
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Standard, balloon
Airworthiness date
January 6, 2000
Certificate issued
November 15, 2007
Expires
November 30, 2028
Mode S code
A5635B
Cameron Balloons US Z-77Airframe model · 1 seat · 47 registeredTCDS B3GLAirframe · Cameron Balloons US Z-77Engine modelNONE

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

Airframe · Cameron Balloons US Z-77

AD 2013-03-10HardwareEffective Mar 19, 2013

Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N44603Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cameron Balloons US Z-77 aircraft
Investigations on N44603 not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N44603, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the investigation describes another aircraft.

NTSB CHI86FA141Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Angola, INThe pilot diverted into Angola, an airfield he had never landed at before, due to an unidentified electrical problem at night. He was given vectors to the airport and reported the field in sight. He then said he was going to circle to lose altitude prior to…May 18, 1986 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N44603Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Cameron Balloons US Z-77 aircraft
Reports on N44603 not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N44603, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

Accident 19860517017819APiper PA34200 · Angola, INAircraft struck a house on a night approach for a precautionary landing. Pilot had reported electrical problems.May 17, 1986 · Destroyed

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N44603General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Cameron Balloons US Z-77 aircraft

STCs that may be installed · 5

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

Airframe · Cameron Balloons US Z-77

STC SB10564SCInstallation of Night Position LightsHighland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682XSTC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsAlbuquerque Balloon Center, Inc.STC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaBalloonacy, Ltd. LLCSTC SB02681CHONE 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 USSTC SB02321CHONE 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 this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N44603 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.

UndatedPiper PA-34-200 · S/N 347450214Cancellation date not recorded · Triennial form not returned