# N80546: 2003 Cameron Balloons US C-80 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US C-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-c-80) (registry code 1880224, 4 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS B1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B1GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 6309 - Year built: 2003 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: May 1, 2003 - Certificate issued: August 26, 2003 - Expires: June 30, 2028 - Mode S code: AAF773 - Registered owner: [Winddrifters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINDDRIFTERS%20INC) - Location: [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.3276° N, 83.6964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48105, 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=80546 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80546 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 C-80) - [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 N80546. ## NTSB investigations on N80546 not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX83FVG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG12), Jun 4, 1983: Yarnell Grass Hopper (N80546), Redding, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N80546. ## Reports on N80546 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N80546, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19830604025589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604025589A), Jun 4, 1983: Amtr GRASSHOPPER (N80546), Redding, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft found in densely wooded area near top of a ridge. Cause of crash not determined. ## 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) (11) 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 C-80) - [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 SB02151CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02151CH): Descriptive data pertaining to this design change are considered inadequate for duplication in other products. This approval is limited to only the installation made in Cameron Balloons US Model C-80, S/N 6061, only. Replace the Cameron Balloons US Basket/Burner System with the Balloon Works Basket/Burner System. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB02042CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02042CH): Limited to installation on serial number 6002 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB01934CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01934CH): Replace basket/burner system and fuel tanks. Limited to installation on serial number 6366 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB01821CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01821CH): Replace basket/burner system. Approved for installation on C-80, serial number 6299 ONLY. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SB530CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB530CH): Replacement of basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6061). Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB430CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB430CH): Replace Cameron Balloons US basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6015). Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB379CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB379CH): Installation of Balloon Works basket/burner system. (C-80 S/N 6002). Cameron Balloons US ## Earlier aircraft with N80546 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N80546 before. - [Cancelled 1996-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80546-1996-10-31): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1204. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ardoin James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARDOIN%20JAMES%20A), [Ville Platte, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Ville%20Platte) - [Cancelled 1956-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80546-1956-12-04): Globe GC-1B, S/N 49. Owner: [Marshfield Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHFIELD%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Marshfield, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Marshfield) - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80546-undated): Yarnell Don C GRASSHOPPER, S/N 46193801. Triennial form not returned ## Related - Other Cameron Balloons US C-80 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-c-80/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.