# N5312X: 1998 Cameron Balloons US A-250

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US A-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250) (registry code 1880119, 12 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6186
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 24, 2024
- Expires: April 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A6B6D8
- Registered owner: [Airtime Equipment LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRTIME%20EQUIPMENT%20LLC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3897° N, 111.8435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85210, 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=5312X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5312X

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 A-250)

- [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 NYC07LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA114), May 5, 2007: Cameron Balloons A-250 (N5312X), New Holland, PA, minor damage. Probable cause: Unfavorable winds and terrain during a precautionary 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 20070505015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505015129A), May 5, 2007: Camron A250 (N5312X), Martindale, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The subject hot air balloon was originally investigated as a landing incident and upgraded to an accident on 5/9/2007 when passenger [privacy data…

## 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 N5312X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5312X before.

- [Cancelled 1992-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312X-1992-03-20): Aerotek PITTS S-2B, S/N 5019. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Aerobatic Safety Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROBATIC%20SAFETY%20INC), [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)
- [Cancelled 1980-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312X-1980-05-29): Cessna TU206G, S/N U20605631. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Laake Lowell S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAAKE%20LOWELL%20S), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US A-250 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.