# N45054: 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: 6337
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 2003
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2011
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A57540
- Registered owner: [Browning Derek A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWNING%20DEREK%20A)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1517° N, 85.5172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40299, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45054

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

None matched to N45054.

## 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.

- [Incident 20180426004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180426004119I), Apr 26, 2018: Cameron Balloons US Z-77 (N45054), Louisville, KY, No damage. While flying during a waivered event, a hot air balloon collided with a parked pickup truck during an attempted landing. The pilot rejected the landing and…

## 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 N45054

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N45054 before.

- [Cancelled 1977-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45054-1977-07-07): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, S/N 1923. Owner: [Low Level Dusting Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOW%20LEVEL%20DUSTING%20CO%20INC), [Lasalle, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lasalle)

## 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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