# N699DF: Cameron Balloons US Z-77

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US Z-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-77) (registry code 1880302, 1 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6601
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: January 30, 2020
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A94C76
- Registered owner: [James Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Judson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Judson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5826° N, 94.7535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Judson, TX, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=699DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N699DF

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 Z-77)

- [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 CEN26LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA129), Feb 28, 2026: Cameron Balloons US Z-77 (N699DF), East Mountain, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N699DF.

## 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 Z-77)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB02681CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02681CH): ONE ONLY STC, S/N 6521: Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner System with the Balloon Works Basket/Burner System. The Balloon Works Basket/Burner System is installed via the standard Cameron Balloons US snaplinks (carabiners). Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB02321CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02321CH): ONE ONLY STC - S/N 6459 Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket Model RWS (P/N 52131), the Aerostar International Burner Model H.P II Dual (P/N 17395), and the Aerostar International fuel tank model V-15 (P/N 51977). Cameron Balloons US

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US Z-77 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-77/aircraft.md

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