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N2087J

Cameron Balloons Us A-250

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesNew Mexico

N2087J is a Cameron Balloons Us A-250, a balloon with no engine, built in 2011. It has 12 seats. It is registered to Perfect Flight LLC, an LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 30, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated July 29, 2011.

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Aircraft

Maker
Cameron Balloons Us
Model
A-250 · all A-250s and related versions
Built of
fabric and wicker
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Cameron Balloons Us A-250 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
6636
Type
BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
Seats
12
Year built
2011
Transponder code
A1B311 (octal 50331421)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
November 30, 2021
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 29, 2011
FAA region
SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01067480

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Perfect Flight LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
9420 Shoshone Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111-4711

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2004-12-09Cessna T188C · exported to Brazil · Sale reported

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The public federal record on N2087J, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Perfect Flight LLC, an LLC, certificate issued November 30, 2021, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for balloon, dated July 29, 2011, consistent with the 2011 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 6636 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N2087J was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna T188C (serial T18803377T, cancelled December 9, 2004). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

3 NTSB records under N2087J: Accident on July 9, 1990 at Devils Lake, ND: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 16, 1982 at Starkweather, ND: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 8, 1982 at Devils Lake, ND: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 3

DEN90LA158Accident on July 9, 1990 at Devils Lake, ND: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: T-18803377T

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T-188 · operated under 091

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN IS A FACTOR.

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DEN82DA136Accident on July 16, 1982 at Starkweather, ND: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 03377T

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T188C · operated under 137

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DEN82DTG05Accident on June 8, 1982 at Devils Lake, ND: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: T18803377

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 188 · operated under 137

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 9, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data