# Cameron Balloons US N-180

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1880250
- Manufacturer (registry): CAMERON BALLOONS US
- Model: N-180
- Aircraft type: Balloon
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: None
- Seats: 9
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-180

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N180GS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180GS): [American Balloon Promotions Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20BALLOON%20PROMOTIONS%20INC%20DBA), [Fenton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Fenton), built 1990, S/N 5618

## 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 LAX06CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA046), Nov 26, 2005: Cameron Balloons N-180 (N4506B), Rancho Santa Fe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent deactivation of the number 2 burner, which resulted in an increased rate of descent and a collision with a tree short of the intended landing zone.

## 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 20051125029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051125029419A), Nov 25, 2005: Camron N180 (N4506B), Rancho Santa F, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he encountered a downdraft during his landing attempt and hit a 60 foot tree that was on a golf course in an upscale neighborhood of…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Ultramagic N-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-n-180): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 9130004
- [Ultramagic S A N-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-s-a-n-180): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 9129996

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