# N69520: 2014 Cameron Balloons U S A-315

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons U S A-315](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-a-315) (registry code 1880118, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6742
- Year built: 2014
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 2014
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2021
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A94000
- 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=69520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69520

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 U S 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

### 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 (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 GAA17CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA082), Nov 14, 2016: Cameron A315 (N69520), Winters, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's improper egress from the balloon basket, which resulted in a serious injury.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N69520.

## Reports on N69520 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N69520, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19981206044849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206044849I), Dec 6, 1998: Cessna 340CESSNA (N69520), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. (-5)Right engine inborad exhaust manifold broken due to failure of case through bolt causing a fire in the right inboard engine cowling. Shut down the right…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N69520 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N69520, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 20000504SH025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000504SH025), Mar 9, 2000: CRANKSHAFT. FAILED. ENGINE IN-FLIGHT FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. THIS CRANKSHAFT INSTALLED AS NEW ON MAY 4, 1999 TO REPLACE PREVIOUS NEW CRANKSHAFT AFFECTED BY AD 99-19-01. T
- [SDR 96ZZZX6102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX6102), Dec 2, 1996: MANIFOLD. CLOGGED. FUEL MANIFOLD WAS ONLY ABLE TO SUPPLY FUEL TO 3 OF THE ENGINES CYLINDER. THREE OF THE FUEL LINES WERE CLOGGED. THE MANIFOLD HAD LESS THAN 20 HRS SINCE OVERHAUL.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N69520

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N69520 before.

- [Cancelled 1959-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69520-1959-12-10): Cessna T-50, S/N 1479. Owner: [Northwest Agricultural Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AGRICULTURAL%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Choteau, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Choteau)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons U S A-315 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-a-315/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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