N298AR is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a World Flight Ltd Co WF-1 built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 20, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
World Flight Ltd Co WF-1 cancelled July 20, 2017
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 8, 1997
- Last FAA action
- November 14, 2000
- Last owner
- World Flight Limited Company (Corporation)
Mojave, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition
NTSB accident and incident record under N298AR
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cameron R-420 · serial 001
The rupture of the gas cell bottom (diaphragm) due to inadequate manufacturer's design and inadequate manufacturing quality control. A factor was the flight crew's performance of an emergency bailout which allowed the balloon to drift unattended for approximately 7 hours and 18 minutes.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site