# N65486: 2013 Cameron Balloons US ZL-70

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US ZL-70](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-zl-70) (registry code 1880370, 3 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6687
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 2013
- Certificate issued: June 23, 2014
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A89F25
- Registered owner: [Haalo Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAALO%20LTD)
- Location: [Gatesville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gatesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4410° N, 97.7746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76528, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65486

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 ZL-70)

- [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 N65486.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N65486.

## 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) (5)

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 ZL-70)

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB03365CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03365CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Cameron Ltd/Thunder and Colt Stratus double burner on the Cameron Balloons US Model ZL-70 via standard burner frame gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03249CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03249CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Cameron Ltd./Thunder & Colt Stratus double burner. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03184CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03184CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Thunder & Colt Stratus double burner installed onto the Cameron Balloons Model ZL-700 via the standard Cameron burner frame and gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03129CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03129CH): ONE-ONLY STC, S/N 6666: Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with a Thunder and Colt Stratus Double Burner built to Type Certificates B2EU and B3EU installed via the standard burner frame gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US

## Earlier aircraft with N65486

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N65486 before.

- [Cancelled 2006-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65486-2006-11-22): Cessna 152, S/N 15281583, built 1978. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mangis Brian K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANGIS%20BRIAN%20K), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65486-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 4271. Owner: [South Central Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20CENTRAL%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Fayetteville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fayetteville)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US ZL-70 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-zl-70/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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