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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cameron Balloons
Model
N-180
Year
2002
Serial number
6308
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
9
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A57548
Engine
Make and model
None None
Type
None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2007 – 2010Del Mar Balloons INCSan Diego, CA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Nov 26, 2005 · Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.