# N4502V: 2003 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)
- 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: 6331
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 2003
- Certificate issued: March 23, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A574CE
- Registered owner: [Carlton Dean E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLTON%20DEAN%20E)
- Location: [Danville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Danville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1525° N, 87.6733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61834, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4502V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4502V

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

### 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 CEN10CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA017), Oct 8, 2009: Cameron Z77 (N4502V), Albuquerque, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon during the approach and landing.

## 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 20091008019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091008019479A), Oct 8, 2009: Camero Z77 (N4502V), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On October 8, 2009, at 0915 MDT a cameron Z-77 hot air balloon, N4502V, registered to donna jean carlton-vish, was involved in a hard landing at arroyo del oso…

## 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 N4502V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4502V before.

- [Cancelled 1992-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4502V-1992-09-03): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 318052186. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Kozair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOZAIR%20INC), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- [Cancelled 1955-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4502V-1955-09-07): Beech A35, S/N D-1323. Owner: [East Hampton Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20HAMPTON%20AIRPORT), [East Hampton, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/East%20Hampton)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US Z-77 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-77/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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