# N65400: Cameron Balloons A-315

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons A-315](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-315) (registry code 1880214, 12 seats)
- Serial number: 6596
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2010
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A89E07
- Registered owner: [Napa Valley Balloons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAPA%20VALLEY%20BALLOONS%20INC)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65400
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65400

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 A-315)

- [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

## 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 WPR12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA035), Nov 13, 2011: Cameron Balloons A-315 (N65400), Vacaville, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The balloon’s encounter with increased wind, which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.

## 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 20111113027009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111113027009A), Nov 13, 2011: Cameron Balloons A-315 (N65400), Vacaville, CA, No damage. A sight seeing hot air balloon flight with 14 passengers and 1 pilot aboard was making a controlled descent and landing near Nut Tree Airport, Vacaville, CA.…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR QLFR20120309001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QLFR20120309001), Mar 8, 2012: VALVE. FAILED. THE BLAST VALVE (MAIN BURNER VALVE) NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. UPON DISASSEMBLING THE BLAST VALVE FROM BURNER SN:1221 THE SHUTTER VALVE WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED. THE V

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N65400

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N65400 before.

- [Cancelled 2005-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65400-2005-02-25): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9735, built 2004. Exported to South Korea. Owner: [Gardena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gardena)
- [Cancelled 1999-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65400-1999-12-20): Cessna 152, S/N 15281528. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Tally Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALLY%20GROUP%20INC), [Mesquite, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mesquite)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons A-315 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-315/aircraft.md

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