# N2430Z: General Balloon NEWPORT, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [General Balloon NEWPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-newport) (registry code 3760302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 430
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A23D94
- Owners when cancelled: [Birmingham Camera](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRMINGHAM%20CAMERA), [High America](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGH%20AMERICA)
- Location: [Rochester, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rochester)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8593° N, 82.6831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48063, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2430Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2430Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2430Z-2013-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the General Balloon NEWPORT: https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-newport.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19791014052879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052879I), Oct 14, 1979: Picard AX6 (N2430Z), Disco, MI, Minor damage. Gondola damaged when descended into highlines because of a downdraft. Landed safely.

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