# N65009: Cameron Balloons Z-90, registration cancelled 2023-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons Z-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-90) (registry code 1880300)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6612
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: September 2, 2021
- Last registry action: June 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A88F34
- Owner when cancelled: [Pure Magic Balloon Team LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURE%20MAGIC%20BALLOON%20TEAM%20LLC)
- Location: [Bristol, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Bristol)
- Physical address: [Gallatin, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Gallatin)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5475° N, 88.0393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53104, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65009-2023-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Z-90: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-90.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 CEN22LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA221), Jun 2, 2022: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N65009), Burlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an inappropriate landing location and his failure to avoid an oncoming freight train, which resulted in the train colliding with and dragging the balloon.

## 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 20220601008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220601008849A), Jun 1, 2022: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N65009), Burlington, WI, Substantial damage. On June 1, 2022, at approximately 2015 local time a Cameron Z90 lp gas hot air manned balloon floated into a [privacy data omitted]freight train in Burlington…

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