- Registered owner
- Rainbow Ryders Inc
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 6968
- Year built
- 2022
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- September 27, 2022
- Certificate issued
- February 14, 2023
- Expires
- February 28, 2030
- Mode S code
- ADAD00
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
On this page
Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB WPR26LA052Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe balloon landing in increased wind, and the pilot’s inability to maintain the proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR25LA284Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe balloon pilot’s improper landing, which resulted in serious injury to a passenger. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to brief the proper landing procedure.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20251124020709ALanding: Touchdown · Albuquerque, NMOn November 24,2025 at 0800 a camron A-225 balloon [privacy data omitted] piloted by a commercially rated pilot departed from a field near cotton wood mall in rio rancho NM on a sight seeing tour with a fligth duration of approx 1 hour, encountered a hard…Accident 20250915015419ALanding: Touchdown · Albuquerque, NMOn 09/15/2025 at approx. 0810 am MST. A passenger balloon model camron A-225 [privacy data omitted], piloted by a commercially rated pilot, on a sight seeing tour with a flight duration of approx 1 hour, encountered a rough landing with 1 pilot and 7…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N980VAGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Cameron Balloons US A-225 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 3
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.