# N65573: 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: 6711 - Year built: 2013 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: September 10, 2013 - Certificate issued: November 1, 2013 - Expires: November 30, 2029 - Mode S code: A8A2B6 - 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=65573 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65573 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 WPR26LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA349), Sep 19, 2026: Cameron Balloons US A-400 (N65573), Angwin, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing ## NTSB investigations on N65573 not matched to an aircraft (2) 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 SEA79FYP24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP24), May 25, 1979: Boeing B75N1 (N65573), Kamiah, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal - [NTSB SEA76DYG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG35), Jun 4, 1976: Boeing B75N1 (N65573), Nezperce, ID, substantial damage ## 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 20260919013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260919013269A), Sep 19, 2026: Cameron Balloons US A-400 (N65573), Pope Valley, CA, Minor damage. Balloon launch was approximately 07:45PDT from 6800 Pope Valley rd, Pope Valley, CA. Launch coordinates are 38.64211 n - 122.45510 w (approximately 750FT MSL).… ## Reports on N65573 not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N65573, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19790525011219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525011219A), May 25, 1979: Boeing B75N1 (N65573), Kamiah, ID, Destroyed. Airplane struck trees on a ridge under power ,crashed and burned 3 miles from spray field. Cause unknown. - [Accident 19760604015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760604015469A), Jun 4, 1976: Boeing B75N1 (N65573), Nezperce, ID, Substantial damage. Encounterd dwndraft nr canyon wall. Dumped load too late to allow recovery.11HR plt time in last 24 ## 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 ## 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 --- 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.