# N65059: 2011 Cameron Balloons US A-180, registration cancelled 2018-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US A-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-180) (registry code 1880233)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6624
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 2011
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2011
- Last registry action: May 23, 2017
- Mode S code: A88FE3
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilbur Kevin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBUR%20KEVIN%20M)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2490° N, 111.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85745, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65059
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65059-2018-12-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-180.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 CEN14LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA397), Jul 25, 2014: Cameron Balloons US A-180 (N65059), Questa, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The hard landing after both burner pilot lights extinguished during the landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to relight the burner pilot lights.

## 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 20140725011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140725011579A), Jul 25, 2014: Cameron Balloons US A-180 (N65059), Taos, NM, No damage. N65059, a Cameron A-180, departed near the Taos gorge with 8 passengers and a PIC. 45 minutes into the flight, in preparation for landing, the PIC switched…

## Other aircraft with N65059

- [Cancelled 2005-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65059-2005-10-31): Hebb John SEA HAWKER, S/N 173. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Pearson Field Historical Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARSON%20FIELD%20HISTORICAL%20SOCIETY), [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- [Cancelled 1975-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65059-1975-04-08): Cessna 305A, S/N 2027. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Parker Alvin H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20ALVIN%20H), [Odessa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Odessa)

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