# N5303Z: 1997 Cameron Balloons U S 0-70

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons U S 0-70](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-0-70) (registry code 1880107, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6151
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 31, 1997
- Certificate issued: September 6, 2017
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A6B346
- Registered owner: [Richards Ursula J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDS%20URSULA%20J)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1030° N, 106.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5303Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5303Z

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cameron Balloons U S 0-70)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 DEN03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA019), Nov 30, 2002: Cameron Balloons O-70 (N5303Z), Montrose, CO, no damage. Probable cause: the unforecasted increase in wind velocity. A contributing factor was the fence that the basket struck, subsequently spilling the occupants onto the ground.

## 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 20021130031929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021130031929A), Nov 30, 2002: Camron O70 (N5303Z), Montrose, CO. (-23) Wind change close to ground. Pilot acted appropriately. Balloon struck fence and pilot and 1 pax fell out of basket - one other stayed in and jumped at…

## 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 N5303Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5303Z before.

- [Cancelled 1989-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5303Z-1989-11-21): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 229006. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons U S 0-70 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-0-70/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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