# N2912R: 1983 Cameron Balloons A-140, registration cancelled 2020-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons A-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-140) (registry code 1880112)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5023
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: April 9, 2010
- Last registry action: December 16, 2016
- Mode S code: A2FBDF
- Owner when cancelled: [Morning Star Visions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORNING%20STAR%20VISIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Smoketown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Smoketown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0371° N, 76.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17576, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2912R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2912R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2912R-2020-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Cameron Balloons A-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-140.md

## 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 LAX89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA104), Feb 6, 1989: Cameron A-140 (N2912R), Phoenix, AZ, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DISPLAYED POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY NOT PROPERLY EVALUATING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 19890206001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206001769A), Feb 6, 1989: Camron A140 (N2912R), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Wind picked up. Made hard high wind landing. Dragged 80 yards. Basket tipped, two passengers ejected.

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