# N72CB: 1976 Cameron Balloons V-56, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons V-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-v-56) (registry code 1880120)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 224
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1989
- Last registry action: February 25, 1998
- Mode S code: A9A167
- Owner when cancelled: [Hulse William H III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HULSE%20WILLIAM%20H%20III)
- Location: [Ashville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Ashville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7324° N, 82.9357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43103, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72CB-2013-05-07

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 V-56: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-v-56.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 CHI80FER69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER69), Sep 27, 1980: Cameron Viva (N72CB), Chaska, MN, destroyed

## 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 19800927048329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927048329A), Sep 27, 1980: Camron V56 (N72CB), Chaska, MN, Destroyed. Balloon got away from ground crew on landing. Drifted into power line. Burned. Occupants jumped 25 feet to ground.

## Other aircraft with N72CB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72CB): Piper PA46-500TP, S/N 4697548, built 2014

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