# N898ET: 1993 Cameron Balloons U S ET-90, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons U S ET-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-et-90) (registry code 1880265)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B4GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B4GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2901
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1995
- Last registry action: August 25, 1998
- Mode S code: AC6382
- Owner when cancelled: [Village Aeronautics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VILLAGE%20AERONAUTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Physical address: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N898ET
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=898ET
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N898ET-2013-10-31

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 U S ET-90: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-et-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 BFO94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA078), Apr 26, 1994: Cameron ET-90 (N898ET), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS A DOWNDRAFT THAT EXCEEDED THE BALLOON'S AVAILABLE CLIMB CAPABILITY.

## 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 19940426009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426009349A), Apr 26, 1994: Camron ET90 (N898ET), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Unexpected weather closing in. Elected land in field accross power lines. Downdraft on final. Gondola struck wires.

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