# N3037V: 1996 Cameron Balloons US A-250, registration cancelled 2015-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US A-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250) (registry code 1880119)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 6052
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1996
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2004
- Last registry action: January 18, 2013
- Mode S code: A32DD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Mars Leasing Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARS%20LEASING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6896° N, 112.0447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85024, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3037V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3037V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3037V-2015-10-08

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 US A-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX05LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA094), Feb 9, 2005: Cameron Balloons A-250 (N3037V), Cave Creek, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate handling of the balloon during boarding resulting in a passenger falling and sustaining a serious injury.
- [NTSB LAX99LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA189), May 22, 1999: Cameron A-250 (N3037V), Windsor, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not obtain the most current weather briefing available, which forecast high winds about his actual landing time. The balloon encountered high winds and collided with an embankment in a…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20050209002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050209002209A), Feb 9, 2005: Camron A250 (N3037V), Cave Creek, AZ. (-23) The pilot stated he boarded two passengers and told the other passengers to wait. He began inflating the balloon, the instructed the waiting passengers…
- [Accident 19990522046379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990522046379A), May 22, 1999: Camron A250 (N3037V), Windsor, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 22, 1999, about 0824 hours pacific daylight time, a cameron balloons A-250, N3037V, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing near…

## Other aircraft with N3037V

- [Cancelled 1992-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3037V-1992-12-02): Beech 35, S/N D443. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wilson Walter L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20WALTER%20L), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

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