# N61503: 1996 Cameron Balloons US A-105

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US A-105](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-105) (registry code 1880211, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6010
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 23, 2013
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A803C5
- Registered owner: [Berka Joel M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERKA%20JOEL%20M)
- Location: [Binghamton, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Binghamton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1341° N, 75.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13904, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61503
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61503

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-105)

- [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 N61503.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N61503.

## Reports on N61503 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N61503, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780829038209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829038209I), Aug 29, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N61503), Buffalo, NY. Main tire blew on landing. Crack found in outer wheel half.

## 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 N61503

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N61503 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61503-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 6656   (43-32718), built 1944. Owner: [Harold C Mattes/Ovide A Helsing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAROLD%20C%20MATTES%2FOVIDE%20A%20HELSING)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US A-105 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-105/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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