# Ultramagic S A Z-90

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 9240001
- Manufacturer (registry): ULTRAMAGIC S A
- Model: Z-90
- Aircraft type: Balloon
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS B02CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B02CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Ultramagic S.A.
- Registered aircraft: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-s-a-z-90

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 (5)

- [N21801](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21801): [Carpenter Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20MICHAEL%20J), [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho), built 2019, S/N 90/191
- [N290UM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290UM): [Munnelly Evan F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUNNELLY%20EVAN%20F), [Winchester, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Winchester), S/N 90/209
- [N36325](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36325): [Braden Richard Morgan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRADEN%20RICHARD%20MORGAN), [Lake Havasu City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Lake%20Havasu%20City), built 2016, S/N 90/153
- [N8645](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8645): [Lta Partners LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LTA%20PARTNERS%20LLC), [Lindon, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Lindon), S/N 90/207
- [N927WP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N927WP): [Wonderful Whirled LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WONDERFUL%20WHIRLED%20LLC), [Norristown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Norristown), built 2023, S/N 90/221

## 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 WPR24LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA142), May 4, 2024: Ultramagic Z-90 (N290UM), Del Mar, CA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The passenger’s intentional departure from the balloon in flight as an act of suicide.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 2019FA0000284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2019FA0000284), Aug 21, 2019: GIMBAL JOINT. BROKEN. WHEN THE BLAST VALVE HANDLE WAS REMOVED FOR MAINTENANCE, ONE SIDE OF THE DOUBLE BURNER CAME LOOSE FROM THE GIMBAL BLOCK BRACKET. IT APPEARS THAT THE WELD HOLDIN

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has.

- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Cameron Balloons Z-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-90): 69 registered aircraft, registry code 1880300
- [Cameron Balloons US Z-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-90): 43 registered aircraft, registry code 1880312

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