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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 12, 2026Cameron Balloons Us Z-90
N30237 is a Cameron Balloons Us Z-90, a balloon with no engine, built in 2021. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 18, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated September 27, 2021.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cameron Balloons Us
- Model
- Z-90 · all Z-90s and related versions
- Built of
- fabric and wickerA 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 Z-90 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
- 6943
- 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
- 1
- Year built
- 2021
- Transponder code
- A329A1 (octal 50624641)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- September 18, 2023
- Expires
- September 30, 2030
- Last FAA action
- September 18, 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 · September 27, 2021
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01349112
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Cooper Gary R
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 3113 Nativitas Rd NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144-3200
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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
Connections how N30237 links to the rest of the register
- Cameron Balloons Us Z-90 43 registered
- Cameron Balloons Us 715 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Rio Rancho, NM 119 aircraft registered in this town
- New Mexico 3,114 aircraft registered
- Approved modifications for the Cameron Balloons Us Z-90 8 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N30237, 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.
Valid registration to Cooper Gary R, an individual, certificate issued September 18, 2023, expires September 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated September 27, 2021, consistent with the 2021 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 6943 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N30237 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Lindstrand Balloons 77A (serial 5115, cancelled October 5, 2010). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
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]
1 NTSB record under N30237: Accident on July 27, 1984 at Toccoa, GA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T210L · operated under 091
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- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- 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 12, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data