# N65298: 2013 Cameron Balloons US A-400

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US A-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-400) (registry code 1880117, 12 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6694
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 2013
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2026
- Expires: July 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A897DC
- Owner type: Individual
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65298

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-400)

- [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)

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 WPR14CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA097), Dec 29, 2013: Cameron Balloons US A-400 (N65298), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during a descent that resulted in an inadvertent collision with a pole.

## 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 20131229025239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131229025239A), Dec 29, 2013: Cameron Balloons US A-400 (N65298), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Yountville, CA, N65298, Cameron A-400 balloon, encountered wind shear, struck a power line and made a hard landing at the normal landing zone in yountville 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) (3)

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 A-400)

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB03387CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03387CH): Replace Cameron Balloons US burner and Cameron Ltd. Safire triple burner via standard burner with gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03250CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03250CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Cameron Ltd./Thunder & Colt Stratus triple burner. Cameron Balloons US

## Earlier aircraft with N65298

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N65298 before.

- [Cancelled 2005-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65298-2005-05-25): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281239. Exported to Finland. Owner: [Worldwide Aircraft Delivery Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLDWIDE%20AIRCRAFT%20DELIVERY%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US A-400 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-400/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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