# N6954Y: 2017 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: 6826
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 2017
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2017
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A94044
- Registered owner: [Balloons Above The Valley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20ABOVE%20THE%20VALLEY)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2467° N, 122.2939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6954Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6954Y

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 WPR19LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA104), Apr 1, 2019: Cameron A-400 (N6954Y), Yountville, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain obstacle clearance after the balloon’s encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with power lines.

## 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 20190401010709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190401010709A), Apr 1, 2019: Cameron Balloons US A-400 (N6954Y), Yountville, CA, No damage. The balloon was caught in a down draft and came in contact with a power line.

## 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 N6954Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6954Y before.

- [Cancelled 1969-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6954Y-1969-08-18): Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), S/N 27-4318. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [International Aircraft Deliveries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRCRAFT%20DELIVERIES%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## 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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